"at odds" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ət‿ˈɒdz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ət‿ˈɑdz/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-at odds.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒdz Etymology: From at + odds (“(obsolete) dissimilarity; inequality”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wes-|*dʰeh₁-|id=pierce}} Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at odds, {{en-prep phrase}} at odds
  1. (idiomatic) In disagreement; conflicting. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: at loggerheads, at sixes and sevens, at variance Related terms: at cross-purposes, on the outs Translations (in disagreement — see also conflicting): 不和 (bùhé) (Chinese Mandarin), 不相稱 (Chinese Mandarin), 不相称 (bù xiāngchèn) (Chinese Mandarin), 不一致 (bù yīzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 大相逕庭 (Chinese Mandarin), 大相迳庭 (dàxiāngjìngtíng) (Chinese Mandarin), ristiriidassa (Finnish), en conflit (French), ellentmond (Hungarian), eltér (Hungarian), hadilábon áll (Hungarian), in conflitto (Italian), in contrasto (Italian), in disaccordo (Italian), во несогласу́вање (vo nesoglasúvanje) (Macedonian), na bakier (Polish), w konflikcie (Polish), w niezgodzie (Polish), w sprzeczności (Polish), en conflicto (Spanish), en desacuerdo (Spanish), i strid (Swedish), anghytûn (Welsh)
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