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DISSONANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disagreeable sounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("dissonance" is a kind of...):
sound property (an attribute of sound)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissonance"):
discord; discordance (a harsh mixture of sounds)
disharmony; inharmoniousness (a lack of harmony)
cacophony (loud confusing disagreeable sounds)
Antonym:
harmony (an agreeable sound property)
Derivation:
dissonant (lacking in harmony)
dissonate (cause to sound harsh and unpleasant)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
Example:
modern music is just noise to me
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dissonance" is a kind of...):
auditory sensation; sound (the subjective sensation of hearing something)
Derivation:
dissonant (characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved)
dissonate (cause to sound harsh and unpleasant)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
Synonyms:
disagreement; dissension; dissonance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dissonance" is a kind of...):
conflict (a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissonance"):
disunity (lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension))
divide (a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility))
