"dissonant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɪsənənt/ [UK] Forms: more dissonant [comparative], most dissonant [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French dissonant. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|dissonant}} Middle French dissonant Head templates: {{en-adj}} dissonant (comparative more dissonant, superlative most dissonant)
  1. (of sounds or music, literal) Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing. Synonyms: discordant, ;, cacophonic, cacophonous
    Sense id: en-dissonant-en-adj-OXSvjj1j
  2. (of ideas, behavior, or social interaction, figurative) Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing or harmonizing. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious, inharmonious
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dissonancy, dissonantly, undissonant Translations (music): dissonant (Catalan), dissonant (German), dissonus (Latin), neuving (Manx), disonante (Spanish), aflafar (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'music': 49 51
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