dissonance or dissonancy (ˈdɪsənəns) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a discordant combination of sounds |
| 2. | lack of agreement or consistency |
| 3. | music |
| a. Compare consonance a sensation commonly associated with all intervals of the second and seventh, all diminished and augmented intervals, and all chords based on these intervals | |
| b. an interval or chord of this kind | |
| dissonancy or dissonancy | |
| —n | |
| to feel sorrow over or regret bitterly; to wish that something had never taken place |
| to caution, advise, or counsel against something. |