discrepancy
discrepancies
A discrepancy is a lack of agreement or balance. If there is a discrepancy between the money you earned and the number on your paycheck, you should complain to your boss.
There is a discrepancy when there is a difference between two things that should be alike. For example, there can be a wide discrepancy or a slight discrepancy between two objects, stories, or facts. The noun discrepancy is from Latin discrepare "to sound differently," from the prefix dis- "from" plus crepare "to rattle, creak."
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a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
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synonyms:
disagreement, divergence, variance
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types:
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allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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difference
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
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allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
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an event that departs from expectations
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type of:
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departure, deviation, difference, divergence
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
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departure, deviation, difference, divergence
Vocabulary lists containing discrepancy
This list of intermediate words features a mixture of easier and more difficult words that you may be less familiar with. Study these words and watch your GRE score grow.
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