OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 28790

apple of discord

/ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈdɪskɔːd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
manzana de la discordia
An object or topic which sows anger and dissension; something which causes argument, rivalry, or strife.
He [Pope Pius VII] had hardly regained Rome when a domestic incident in the Bonaparte family became the immediate cause of that struggle between Pope and Emperor which only ended w…
He has determined to enter the cabinet surrounded with creatures only, and, as to the Parliament, to trust to his dexterity and strength in throwing the apple of discord, occasions…
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