iscrepancynoun [ C or U ]

UK /dɪˈskrep.ən.si/ US /dɪˈskrep.ən.si/ FORMAL

a difference between two things that should be the same:

There is some discrepancy between the two accounts.
The committee is reportedly unhappy about the discrepancy in numbers.
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Faults and mistakes

 a blot on sb's character idiom

 aberration

 Achilles heel

 adrift

 black mark

 chink

 clinker

 creep in/creep into sth

 false alarm
 false move
  faux pas

 flaw

 fossilization

 fossilized

 misprint
 misspelling

 misstep

 mistakable

 mistake

 solecism
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discrepant
adjective UK /dɪˈskrep.ənt/ US /dɪˈskrep.ənt/

discrepant figures

discrepant opinions/views

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