dissonance
noun/ˈdɪsənəns/
/ˈdɪsənəns/
- [countable, uncountable] (music) a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together opposite consonanceTopics Musicc2
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- [uncountable] (formal) lack of agreement see also cognitive dissonanceTopics Opinion and argumentc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin dissonantia, from Latin dissonant- ‘disagreeing in sound’, from the verb dissonare.
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