dissonance

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɪsənəns/

Noun

dissonance (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

Translations

a harsh, discordant combination of sounds

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

  Mandarin: 不和諧 (cmn)

• Czech: nesouzvuk (cs) m

• Greek: ασυμφωνία (el) (asymfonía) f

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

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

• Greek: ασυμφωνία (el) (asymfonía) f

a state of disagreement or conflict

• Bulgarian: несъгласие (bg) (nesǎglasie) n
• Czech: neshoda (cs) f, nesoulad (cs) m

• Greek: ασυμφωνία (el) (asymfonía) f

Derived terms

• dissonant
• cognitive dissonance

See also

• assonance