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    dissonance

    dissonance - Dictionary definition and meaning for word dissonance

    Definition
    (noun) a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
    Synonyms : disagreement , dissension
    Definition
    (noun) the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
    Synonyms : noise , racket
    Example Sentence
    • modern music is just noise to me
    Definition
    (noun) disagreeable sounds
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dissonance

dis-sonance::DIS RESONANCE--not resonant....so not in harmony

Dissonance is opposite of resonance, which is cacophonous, discordant.

Dis + sonance (hormony) so something not hormonical and not pleasant..so discord..

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