dissonant
ˈdɪs(ə)nənt
adjective
lacking harmony.
irregular, dissonant chords
inharmonious,disharmonious,discordant,unmelodious,atonal,tuneless,off-key,cacophonous,harsh,strident,grating,jarring
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dissonances
ˈdɪs(ə)nəns
noun
lack of harmony among musical notes.
an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles
inharmoniousness,discordance,atonality,cacophony,harshness,stridency,grating,jarring
dissonance
ˈdɪs(ə)nəns
noun
lack of harmony among musical notes.
an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles
inharmoniousness,discordance,atonality,cacophony,harshness,stridency,grating,jarring
cacophonous
kəˈkɒf(ə)nəs
adjective
involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
the cacophonous sound of slot machines
loud, noisy, ear-splitting, blaring, booming, thunderous, deafening, discordant, dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical, tuneless, harsh, strident, screeching, screechy, grating, jarring, jangling
cacophonies
kəˈkɒf(ə)ni
noun
a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
a cacophony of deafening alarm bells
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