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   dissonance

   /ˈdɪsənəns/

   noun

   • 1. lack of harmony among musical notes: "an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles" Similar inharmoniousnessdiscordanceatonalitycacophonyharshnessstridencygratingjarringOpposite harmony
   • ▪ lack of agreement or harmony between people or things: "the party faithful might be willing to put up with such dissonance among their candidates" Similar incongruitydisparitydiscrepancydisagreementtensiondifferencedissimilarityvarianceinconsistencycontradictionclashOpposite harmonysimilarity

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin dissonantia, from Latin dissonant- ‘disagreeing in sound’, from the verb dissonare.

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   The meaning of DISSONANCE is lack of agreement; especially : inconsistency between the beliefs one holds or between one's actions and one's beliefs. How to use dissonance in a sentence.

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   DISSONANCE definition: 1. a combination of sounds or musical notes that are not pleasant when heard together: 2…. Learn more.

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   DISSONANCE meaning: 1. a combination of sounds or musical notes that are not pleasant when heard together: 2…. Learn more.

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   Dissonance is a lack of agreement or harmony between things. [ formal ] The harmonies feel inevitable but shock with unexpected dissonances in unfamiliar voicings.

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   Dissonance definition: inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony.. See examples of DISSONANCE used in a sentence.

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   Definition of dissonance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Racket, noise, dissonance — all can describe sounds that are not pleasant. While some musicians purposely add a little dissonance into their melodies to create an unexpected sound, others, like someone who just started drum lessons, creates dissonance by accident.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › dissonanceDissonance - definition of dissonance by The Free Dictionary

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   1. dissonance - a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters. disagreement, dissension. conflict - a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties".

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    dissonance /ˈdɪsənəns/, dissonancy n. a discordant combination of sounds. lack of agreement or consistency. a sensation commonly associated with all intervals of the second and seventh, all diminished and augmented intervals, and all chords based on these intervals. an interval or chord of this kind.

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    The earliest known use of the noun dissonance is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for dissonance is from 1598, in the writing of Joseph Hall, bishop of Norwich, religious writer, and satirist. dissonance is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dissonāntia. See etymology.