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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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