dissonance

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French dissonance, from Latin dissonantia; by surface analysis, dis- +‎ son- +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsənəns/, /ˈdɪsənɪns/ === Noun === dissonance (countable and uncountable, plural dissonances) (countable, uncountable) A harsh, discordant combination of sounds. Synonym: cacophony Antonyms: consonance; concordance, concord (music) Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding. (uncountable) A state of disagreement or conflict. Synonyms: discordance, discord, disharmony, disjunction, dispute; see also Thesaurus:dispute (countable) An instance of that state. Synonyms: clash, dispute; see also Thesaurus:dispute ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === scansioned == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin dissonantia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.sɔ.nɑ̃s/ === Noun === dissonance f (plural dissonances) (music) dissonance (conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding) Antonyms: consonance, harmonie dissonance Antonyms: assonance, harmonie ==== Derived terms ==== dissonance cognitive ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: Dissonanz → Polish: dysonans === Further reading === “dissonance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012