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dissonance

/dˈɪsənəns/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
  2. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
    “modern music is just noise to me”
  3. disagreeable sounds

Synonyms for dissonance

Antonyms of dissonance

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