discrépant

discrépant

⇒DISCRÉPANT, ANTE, adj.
Domaine de la pensée, rare. Qui présente des aspects discordants, divergents. L'homme (...) fait de morceaux discrépants et grimaçants (AMIEL, Journal, 1866, p. 230). Le théâtre discrépant (...) rompt avec le principe qui veut que le texte, le décor et le geste soient simultanés (Combat, 30 déc. 1953, p. 2, col. 1).
Rem. Absent des dict. gén. du XIXe et du XXe siècle.
Étymol. et Hist. 1513 « divergent » (LEMAIRE DE BELGES, La Concorde des deux langages, Prologue [III, 100] ds HUG.) — 1611, COTGR.; à nouv. au XIXe s. 1866 (AMIEL, loc. cit.). Empr. au lat. discrepans, -tis part. prés. du class. discrepare « rendre un son différent, discordant; ne pas être d'accord ». Fréq. abs. littér. :1.

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