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discrepancia

discrepancy

noun dees-kreh-PAN-syah Rare
Communication Responses

Also means

disagreement

Usage Note

Discrepancia covers both a factual discrepancy (a mismatch between figures or accounts) and a difference of opinion between people. The plural discrepancias is common in political reporting: hay discrepancias entre los socios ('there are disagreements among the partners'). The related verb is discrepar ('to disagree', 'to differ').

Examples

"Existen discrepancias entre los datos oficiales."

Natural Translation

There are discrepancies between the official data.

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