"dissonance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪsənəns/ [UK, US], /ˈdɪsənɪns/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dissonance.wav Forms: dissonances [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dissonantia via Middle French; by surface analysis, dis- + son- + -ance. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{surf|en|dis-|sono-<alt:son->|-ance|nocap=1|nocat=1}} by surface analysis, dis- + son- + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dissonance (countable and uncountable, plural dissonances)
  1. (countable, uncountable) A harsh, discordant combination of sounds. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cacophony Translations (a harsh, discordant combination of sounds): неблагозвучие (neblagozvučie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), дисонанс (disonans) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 不和諧 (Chinese Mandarin), 不和谐 (Chinese Mandarin), nesouzvuk [masculine] (Czech), sekasointu (Finnish), kakofonia (Finnish), ασυμφωνία (asymfonía) [feminine] (Greek), צְרִימָה (tsrimá) [feminine] (Hebrew), dysonans [masculine] (Polish), cacofonie [feminine] (Romanian), диссонанс (dissonans) (Russian), dilingaw (Tagalog), дисона́нс (dysonáns) [masculine] (Ukrainian), anghytgord [masculine] (Welsh), anghyseinedd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-dissonance-en-noun-mDYB1mud Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 22 15 29 35 Disambiguation of 'a harsh, discordant combination of sounds': 88 2 6 4
  2. (music) Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding): дисхармония (disharmonija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), dissonància [feminine] (Catalan), disonance [feminine] (Czech), riitasointu (Finnish), dissonanssi (Finnish), dissonance [feminine] (French), ασυμφωνία (asymfonía) [feminine] (Greek), παραφωνία (parafonía) [feminine] (Greek), צְרִימָה (tsrimá) [feminine] (Hebrew), disszonancia (Hungarian), dysharmonia [feminine] (Polish), disonanță [feminine] (Romanian), dilingaw (Tagalog), дисона́нс (dysonáns) [masculine] (Ukrainian), дисгармо́нія (dysharmónija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dissonance-en-noun-1ZJgBliG Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 22 15 29 35 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding': 2 93 4 2
  3. (uncountable) A state of disagreement or conflict. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: discordance, discord, disharmony, disjunction, dispute, dispute Translations (a state of disagreement or conflict): несъгласие (nesǎglasie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), dissonància [feminine] (Catalan), neshoda [feminine] (Czech), nesoulad [masculine] (Czech), riita (Finnish), epäsopu (Finnish), ασυμφωνία (asymfonía) [feminine] (Greek), 不一致 (fuicchi) (alt: ふいっち) (Japanese), диссонанс (dissonans) (Russian), дисона́нс (dysonáns) [masculine] (Ukrainian), نا آہنگی (nā āhaṉgī) [feminine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-dissonance-en-noun-RFtH2yRC Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 22 15 29 35 Disambiguation of 'a state of disagreement or conflict': 1 2 83 15
  4. (countable) An instance of that state. Tags: countable Synonyms: clash, dispute, dispute
    Sense id: en-dissonance-en-noun-d5Z-F-VJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, English terms suffixed with -ance, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 10 20 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 22 15 29 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 20 11 16 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 10 17 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 11 19 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 8 14 54 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 14 54 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 9 13 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 8 12 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 7 21 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 8 13 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 11 17 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 7 24 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 15 8 24 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 5 21 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 7 11 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 7 22 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 9 15 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 15 8 13 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 7 11 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 15 8 12 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 15 8 13 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 15 8 10 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 15 8 15 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cognitive dissonance, critical dissonance, dissonancy, dissonant, lyrical dissonance Related terms: assonance, sonic, sonorous, sound

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "disharmonija",
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          "roman": "dysharmónija",
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          "roman": "nesǎglasie",
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          "word": "несъгласие"
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          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
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          "word": "dissonància"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "neshoda"
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          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
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          "word": "nesoulad"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
          "word": "riita"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
          "word": "epäsopu"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "asymfonía",
          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
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          "roman": "fuicchi",
          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
          "word": "不一致"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dissonans",
          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
          "word": "диссонанс"
        },
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dysonáns",
          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
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          "roman": "nā āhaṉgī",
          "sense": "a state of disagreement or conflict",
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}

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