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dissonance

(dɪsənəns)

uncountable noun

Dissonance is a lack of agreement or harmony between things.

[formal]

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dissonance in British English

(ˈdɪsənəns) or dissonancy

noun

a discordant combination of sounds

lack of agreement or consistency

3. music

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 (sense 3)

an interval or chord of this kind

dissonance in American English

(ˈdɪsənəns)

noun

an inharmonious sound or combination of sounds; discord

any lack of harmony or agreement; incongruity

3. Music

a chord that sounds incomplete or unfulfilled until resolved to a harmonious chord

Word origin

ME dissonaunce < LL dissonantia < L dissonans, prp. of dissonare, to be discordant < dis-, apart + sonus, a sound1

Examples of 'dissonance' in a sentence
dissonance

But the computer part of her objected to the dissonance and with a wistful sigh she put the idea from her.

1 (noun) in the sense of disagreement

Definition

a lack of agreement or harmony between things

Bring harmony out of dissonance.

Synonyms

disagreement

My instructor and I had a brief disagreement.

variance

the variances in the stock price

discord

He foments discord among the allies.

dissension

a great deal of dissension within the armed forces

2 (noun) in the sense of discordance

Definition

a lack of agreement or harmony between things

a jumble of silence and dissonance

Synonyms

discordance

discord

jangle

a jangle of bells

cacophony

The whole place erupted in a cacophony of sound.

jarring

harshness

lack of harmony

unmelodiousness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cacophony

Definition

harsh discordant sound

The whole place erupted in a cacophony of sound.

Synonyms

discord,

racket,

din,

dissonance,

disharmony,

stridency

in the sense of discord

Definition

lack of agreement or harmony between people

He foments discord among the allies.

Synonyms

disagreement,

division,

conflict,

difference,

opposition,

row,

clashing,

dispute,

contention,

friction,

strife,

wrangling,

variance,

disunity,

dissension,

incompatibility,

discordance,

lack of concord

in the sense of discord

Definition

harsh confused sounds

Synonyms

disharmony,

jarring,

racket,

din,

jangle,

cacophony,

harshness,

tumult,

dissonance

Nearby words of
dissonance

dissolution
dissolve
dissolve into or in something
dissonance
dissonant
dissuade from
dissuasion

Synonyms of 'dissonance'

dissonance

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单词	dissonance
释义	Trends of dissonance View usage for: dissonance (dɪsənəns) uncountable noun Dissonance is a lack of agreement or harmony between things. [formal] More Synonyms of dissonance dissonance in British English (ˈdɪsənəns) or dissonancy noun 1. a discordant combination of sounds 2. lack of agreement or consistency 3. 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 (sense 3) b. an interval or chord of this kind dissonance in American English (ˈdɪsənəns) noun 1. an inharmonious sound or combination of sounds; discord 2. any lack of harmony or agreement; incongruity 3. Music a chord that sounds incomplete or unfulfilled until resolved to a harmonious chord Word origin ME dissonaunce < LL dissonantia < L dissonans, prp. of dissonare, to be discordant < dis-, apart + sonus, a sound1 Examples of 'dissonance' in a sentence dissonance But the computer part of her objected to the dissonance and with a wistful sigh she put the idea from her. S.M. Stirling T2©: RISING STORM (1991) 1 (noun) in the sense of disagreement Definition a lack of agreement or harmony between things Bring harmony out of dissonance. Synonyms disagreement My instructor and I had a brief disagreement. variance the variances in the stock price discord He foments discord among the allies. dissension a great deal of dissension within the armed forces 2 (noun) in the sense of discordance Definition a lack of agreement or harmony between things a jumble of silence and dissonance Synonyms discordance discord jangle a jangle of bells cacophony The whole place erupted in a cacophony of sound. jarring harshness lack of harmony unmelodiousness Additional synonyms in the sense of cacophony Definition harsh discordant sound The whole place erupted in a cacophony of sound. Synonyms discord, racket, din, dissonance, disharmony, stridency in the sense of discord Definition lack of agreement or harmony between people He foments discord among the allies. Synonyms disagreement, division, conflict, difference, opposition, row, clashing, dispute, contention, friction, strife, wrangling, variance, disunity, dissension, incompatibility, discordance, lack of concord in the sense of discord Definition harsh confused sounds Synonyms disharmony, jarring, racket, din, jangle, cacophony, harshness, tumult, dissonance Nearby words of dissonance dissolution dissolve dissolve into or in something dissonance dissonant dissuade from dissuasion Synonyms of 'dissonance' dissonance Explore 'dissonance' in the dictionary
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