Definition of 'dissonance'

Noun

1. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
      Synonyms: disagreement dissension
      Antonyms: agreement accord
2. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
      Synonyms: noise racket
3. disagreeable sounds
      Antonyms: harmony

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