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Meaning of 'dissonance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dissonance [ n.]
- A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.
- Want of agreement; incongruity.

Meaning of 'dissonance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dissonance [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
Example in sentence:
  • modern music is just noise to me

Nearby Words:

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