Dis·crep'ance (?; 277), Dis*crep'an*cy noun ; plural -ances , -ancies . [ Latin disrepantia : confer Old French discrepance . See Discrepant .] The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety. &... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/80