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DISSONANCE
dissonance
(noun) disagreeable sounds
noise, dissonance, racket
(noun) the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; “modern music is just noise to me”
disagreement, dissension, dissonance
(noun) a conflict of people’s opinions or actions or characters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dissonance (countable and uncountable, plural dissonances)
A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.
(music) Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding.
A state of disagreement or conflict.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis"so*nance, n. Etym: [L. dissonantia: cf. F. dissonance.]
1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. Milton.
2. Want of agreement; incongruity. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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