Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun discrepancy

2 senses of discrepancy

Sense 1
discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance -- (a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion")
       => difference -- (the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock")

Sense 2
discrepancy, variance, variant -- (an event that departs from expectations)
       => deviation, divergence, departure, difference -- (a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean")