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Definition 2024

apple_of_discord

apple of discord

English

Noun

apple of discord ‎(plural apples of discord)

An object or topic which sows dissension and anger; something which causes strife, argument or rivalry.

Translations

object which sows dissension and anger

Armenian: կռվախնձոր (hy) ‎(kṙvaxnjor)
Bulgarian: я́блъка на раздо́ра f ‎(jáblǎka na razdóra)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 禍根 (zh), 祸根 (zh) ‎(huògēn), 金蘋果, 金苹果 ‎(jīn píngguǒ)
Czech: jablko sváru n
Danish: stridens æble n
Dutch: twistappel m
French: pomme de discorde (fr) f
German: Zankapfel (de) m

Greek: μήλον της έριδος n ‎(mílon tis éridos), μήλο της έρηδας n ‎(mílo tis éridas)
Italian: pomo della discordia m, mela della discordia f
Japanese: 争いの種 ‎(あらそいのたね, arasoi no tane)
Kazakh: бүлік алмасы ‎(bülik alması)
Latin: mālum discordiae n
Macedonian: јаболко на раздорот n ‎(jabolko na razdorot)
Portuguese: pomo da discórdia m
Russian: я́блоко раздо́ра (ru) n ‎(jábloko razdóra)
Spanish: manzana de la discordia f
Swedish: stridsäpple n, erisäpple (sv) n, tvisteämne n, stridsfråga c

See also

bone of contention