Associations to the word «Dissonance»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

DISSONANCE, noun. A conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters.
DISSONANCE, noun. The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me".
DISSONANCE, noun. Disagreeable sounds.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope