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Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪsənəns], [ dˈɪsənəns], [ d_ˈɪ_s_ə_n_ə_n_s]
Dissonance is a term used to describe the unpleasant combination of sounds. It can also refer to the harsh or discordant note in a musical composition. Some synonyms for dissonance might include disharmony, discord, cacophony, noise, and clamor. Other possible synonyms could be inharmoniousness, jarring, raucousness, or tumultuousness. In a broader sense, dissonance can be used to describe any type of tension or conflict between ideas or beliefs. Additional related synonyms might include contradiction, opposition, discordance, incongruity, or discrepancy. Whether used in a musical context or to describe other forms of conflict, dissonance is a term that encompasses a wide range of ideas and concepts.
Related words: temporal dissonance, emotional dissonance, cognitive dissonance, semantic dissonance
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Synonyms for Dissonance:
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• attribute • conflict- Discordancy ,
- altercation ,
- animosity ,
- antagonism ,
- antipathy ,
- brawl ,
- cacophony ,
- clamor ,
- clash ,
- collision ,
- commotion ,
- conflict ,
- contention ,
- difference ,
- disagreement ,
- dissension ,
- dissidence ,
- enmity ,
- feud ,
- friction ,
- harshness ,
- hassle ,
- hostility ,
- hubbub ,
- imbroglio ,
- raucousness ,
- riot ,
- row ,
- squabble ,
- squall ,
- strife ,
- tension ,
- warfare .
- dis accord ,
- dis accords ,
- dis-accord ,
- dis-accords ,
- in compatibilities ,
- in compatibility ,
- in-compatibilities ,
- in-compatibility .
- alterities ,
- dis parities ,
- dis parity ,
- dis semblance ,
- dis semblances ,
- dis similarities ,
- dis similarity ,
- dis similitude ,
- dis similitudes ,
- dis-parities ,
- dis-parity ,
- dis-semblance ,
- dis-semblances ,
- dis-similarities ,
- dis-similarity ,
- dis-similitude ,
- dis-similitudes ,
- far cries ,
- in congruities ,
- in congruity ,
- in-congruities ,
- in-congruity ,
- mis calculation ,
- mis calculations ,
- mis-calculation ,
- mis-calculations ,
- othernesses ,
- un likeness ,
- un likenesses ,
- un-likeness ,
- un-likenesses .
- dis harmonies ,
- dis harmony ,
- dis-harmonies ,
- dis-harmony ,
- dissonancies ,
- in harmoniousness ,
- in harmoniousnesses ,
- in-harmoniousness ,
- in-harmoniousnesses ,
- inharmoniousnesses .
- difference opinion ,
- dis agreement ,
- dis agreements ,
- dis sent ,
- dis sents ,
- dis union ,
- dis unions ,
- dis-agreement ,
- dis-agreements ,
- dis-sent ,
- dis-sents ,
- dis-union ,
- dis-unions .
- dis proportion ,
- dis proportionateness ,
- dis proportionatenesses ,
- dis proportions ,
- dis-proportion ,
- dis-proportionateness ,
- dis-proportionatenesses ,
- dis-proportions ,
- in consistencies ,
- in consistency ,
- in consonance ,
- in consonances ,
- in equalities ,
- in equality ,
- in-consistencies ,
- in-consistency ,
- in-consonance ,
- in-consonances ,
- in-equalities ,
- in-equality ,
- inconsonances .
- fuel .
Other synonyms:
- Inharmony ,
- Reverb ,
- dissentience ,
- drumroll ,
- timbre .
- strain .
- sound .
- roll .
- drumming .
- mode .
- difficulty ,
- stress .
- tone .
Other relevant words:
- Caterwauling ,
- Disconformity ,
- Discongruity ,
- Dissonancy ,
- Incongruence ,
- Inconsonance ,
- Irreconcilability ,
- Oppugnancy ,
- Unconformity ,
- agitation ,
- argumentation ,
- atonalism ,
- atonality ,
- babel ,
- ballyhoo ,
- bawling ,
- bedlam ,
- bickering ,
- blare ,
- blast ,
- blasting ,
- chaos ,
- charivari orshivaree ,
- clamour ,
- clang ,
- clanging ,
- clangour ,
- clank ,
- clanking ,
- clap ,
- clashing ,
- clatter ,
- clinker ,
- contradiction ,
- contrariety ,
- contrast ,
- controversy ,
- crash ,
- demur ,
- departure ,
- deviation ,
- diaphony ,
- din ,
- discrepancy ,
- discreteness ,
- disorder ,
- disparity ,
- dispute ,
- dissimilarity ,
- dissonances ,
- distinction ,
- distinctness ,
- disturbance ,
- disunion ,
- divergence ,
- divergency ,
- diversity ,
- division ,
- far cry ,
- flatness ,
- fracas ,
- fraudulent scheme ,
- heterogeneity ,
- hullabaloo ,
- illegitimate enterprise ,
- inaccordance ,
- incongruity ,
- incongruousness ,
- inequality ,
- infighting ,
- inharmoniousness ,
- interference ,
- interposition ,
- intervention ,
- jangle ,
- jangling ,
- jar ,
- jarring ,
- jostling ,
- mesalliance ,
- misunderstanding ,
- mixture ,
- negation ,
- nonconformity ,
- odds ,
- otherness ,
- outcry ,
- pandemonium ,
- racket ,
- racquet ,
- randomness ,
- rattle ,
- rebellion ,
- repugnance ,
- resistance ,
- reverberation ,
- ruckus ,
- ruction ,
- rumble ,
- rumbling ,
- rumpus ,
- separateness ,
- sharpness ,
- shock ,
- sour note ,
- sourness ,
- stochasticity ,
- stridor ,
- thunder ,
- thundering ,
- trouble ,
- tumult ,
- turmoil ,
- unharmoniousness ,
- unlikeness ,
- unmelodiousness ,
- unorthodoxy ,
- uproar ,
- variance ,
- variation ,
- variegation ,
- variety ,
- wolf ,
- wrangle .
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How to use "Dissonance" in context?
In music, dissonance is the effect of two or more notes that are out of harmonic harmony. Tonality is the predominant harmonic structure of music, which is based on chords and harmonic progressions. When two or more notes are played that are not in harmony, the resultant dissonance can create a "muddle" or "mess". In music, dissonance can add interest and excitement, as well as create a tension that can be resolved by the listener.
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
cacophony, discordance, discrepancy, inconsistency, mismatch, Unconformity.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Dissonance:
n.
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attribute
sound property.
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cognition
sound, auditory sensation.
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attribute
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