dis·so·nance (d s  -nns)n. 1. A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord. 2. Lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony; conflict: "In Vietnam, reality fell away and dissonance between claim and fact filled the void" (Michael Janeway). 3. Music A combination of tones contextually considered to suggest unrelieved tension and require resolution. |
dissonance [ˈdɪsənəns], dissonancy
n
1. a discordant combination of sounds
2. lack of agreement or consistency
3. (Music, other) Music
a. a sensation commonly associated with all intervals of the second and seventh, all diminished and augmented intervals, and all chords based on these intervals Compare consonance [3]
b. an interval or chord of this kind
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| Noun | 1. |  dissonance - a conflict of people's opinions or actions or charactersconflict - a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties" disunity - lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension) divide - a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) |
| 2. | dissonance - the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" auditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" | |
| 3. | dissonance - disagreeable sounds sound property - an attribute of sound discordance, discord - a harsh mixture of sounds disharmony, inharmoniousness - a lack of harmony cacophony - loud confusing disagreeable sounds harmony - an agreeable sound property |
dissonance
noun
1. disagreement, variance, discord, dissension Bring harmony out of dissonance.
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