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How to pronounce dissonant in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms at variance, discrepant
Type Words
Synonyms discordant, disharmonious, inharmonic
Derivation dissonance
Type Words
Synonyms unresolved
Derivation dissonance, dissonate

Examples of dissonant

dissonant
But only the control subjects rated consonant and dissonant chords differently.
From the orlandosentinel.com
There have been a few dissonant voices at both ends of the political spectrum.
From the nytimes.com
Thus the debate on Browne was overlaid by a dissonant descant of misunderstanding.
From the guardian.co.uk
This is not the same as the ordinary use of the words consonant and dissonant.
From the en.wikipedia.org
So naturally, the consonant notes carry more information than dissonant ones.
From the newscientist.com
Consonant things sound nice when played together and dissonant things do not.
From the scienceblogs.com
He began imagining and then writing works with new sounds, dissonant and startling.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Gramm hasn't been the only McCain economic adviser to sound dissonant notes of late.
From the washingtonpost.com
Alas, even the maestro could not keep harmony among his dissonant musicians.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Unresolved: characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved
  • Discordant: lacking in harmony
  • At variance(p): not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements"
  • (dissonance) disagreement: a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
  • (dissonance) noise: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
  • (dissonance) disagreeable sounds
  • A dissonant is a dissonant note in music theory of consonance and dissonance. One of the early composers known for use of dissonants was Monteverdi. The use of dissonants was also practiced by Moscheles and taught by Chopin.
  • (Dissonance (album)) Dissonance is the 12th studio album from the band Enuff Z'Nuff. The album reunites singers / songwriters Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff after Vie's hiatus from the band of several years. ...
  • Of or pertaining to dissonance