Term: at odds 





at odds (idiom/prepositional phrase):

  • Disagreement: to be in a state of disagreement or conflict with someone.
  • Inconsistency: to be different from something else when the two things should be the same or match.

synonyms: in conflict, at loggerheads, clashing, inconsistent, quarreling. 

pronunciation: /æt ɒdz/ 

translation: nesaskaņā, pretrunā. 

examples: The two directors were at odds over the company’s new investment strategy, leading to a very long meeting. He has been at odds with his neighbor ever since they argued about the garden fence.

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