Dissonance (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

Admin
noun
  1. inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony.
  2. Music.
    • a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing completion.
    • an unresolved, discordant chord or interval.
  3. disagreement or incongruity.
noun
  1. a discordant combination of sounds
  2. lack of agreement or consistency
  3. music
    • a sensation commonly associated with all intervals of the second and seventh, all diminished and augmented intervals, and all chords based on these intervals
    • an interval or chord of this kind
Dissonance (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

More Definitions