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dissonance

noun
🔊/ˈdɪsənəns/
🔊/ˈdɪsənəns/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] (music音乐) a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together不协和和弦 opposite consonanceTopics Musicc2
  2. [uncountable] (formal) lack of agreement不和谐；不协调；不一致 see also cognitive dissonanceTopics Opinion and argumentc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin dissonantia, from Latin dissonant- ‘disagreeing in sound’, from the verb dissonare.