dissonance

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French dissonance

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsənəns/

NounEdit

dissonance (countable and uncountable, plural dissonances)

1. a harsh, discordant combination of sounds
2. (music) conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding
3. a state of disagreement or conflict

TranslationsEdit

a harsh, discordant combination of sounds

• Bulgarian: неблагозвучие (bg) n (neblagozvučie), дисонанс (bg) m (disonans)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不和諧 (zh)

• Czech: nesouzvuk m

• Greek: ασυμφωνία (el) f (asymfonía)
• Russian: диссонанс (ru) (dissonans)
• Tagalog: dilingaw

conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding

• Bulgarian: дисхармония (bg) f (disharmonija)
• Czech: disonance f

• Greek: ασυμφωνία (el) f (asymfonía), παραφωνία (el) f (parafonía)
• Tagalog: dilingaw

a state of disagreement or conflict

• Bulgarian: несъгласие (bg) n (nesǎglasie)
• Czech: neshoda f, nesoulad m
• Greek: ασυμφωνία (el) f (asymfonía)

• Japanese: 不一致 (ふいっち, fuicchi)
• Russian: диссонанс (ru) (dissonans)

Derived termsEdit

• dissonant
• cognitive dissonance

See alsoEdit

• assonance
• consonance

AnagramsEdit

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