dissonance meaning and definition

DISSONANCE noun

Definition of dissonance (noun)

1. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
   • synonyms: disagreement, dissension
   • antonym: 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
   • antonym: harmony