dissonance
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dissonance
- /ˈdɪsənəns/ UK, US
- /ˈdɪsənɪns/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French dissonance, from Latin dissonantia; by surface analysis, dis- + son- + -ance.
noun dissonances
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A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.
Similar: cacophony · Opposite: consonance, concordance, concord
- Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding.
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A state of disagreement or conflict.
Cognitive dissonance exists when a person possesses two cognitions, one of which is contradictory to the other
Similar: discordance, discord, disharmony, disjunction, dispute, argument, argy-bargy, altercation, contention, barney, bawl out, blue
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An instance of that state.
In this polyphony of images in the unconscious which is beyond and outside historical time, there are complex harmonies but no dissonances: the images do not clash, but that, of course, is an aesthetic judgment and not a scientific one.
Similar: clash, dispute, argument, argy-bargy, altercation, contention, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, conflict
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: noise, racket, cacophony, discordance, inconsistency, discrepancy, mismatch, defect, unconformity, abnormality, anomaly, consonance, discord, disharmony, clash, conflict
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noun a harsh, discordant combination of sounds
| Español | disonancia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不和諧 /不和谐 |
| Deutsch | Dissonanz |
| Ελληνικά | ασυμφωνία asymfonía |
| Română | cacofonie |
| Русский | диссонанс dissonans |
| עברית | צְרִימָה tsrimá |
noun conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding
| Español | disonancia |
|---|---|
| Français | dissonance |
| Ελληνικά | ασυμφωνία asymfonía, παραφωνία parafonía |
| Română | disonanță |
| עברית | צְרִימָה tsrimá |
noun a state of disagreement or conflict
| Español | disonancia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 不一致 fuitchi |
| Ελληνικά | ασυμφωνία asymfonía |
| Русский | диссонанс dissonans |
Talk about this word "dissonance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dissonance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dissonance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dissonance "dissonance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dissonance.Cite this
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title = {dissonance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissonance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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