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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley