dissonance

English

Etymology

From Latin dissonantia via Middle French.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsənəns/, /ˈdɪsənɪns/

Noun

dissonance (countable and uncountable, plural dissonances)

A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.
(music) Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding.
A state of disagreement or conflict.

Derived terms

Translations

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)
Catalan: dissonància f
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)
Catalan: dissonància f
Czech: neshoda f, nesoulad m

Greek: ασυμφωνία (el) f (asymfonía)
Japanese: 不一致 (ja) (ふいっち, fuicchi)
Russian: диссонанс (ru) (dissonans)

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