dissonance

Main Entry:
dissonance [dis-uh-nuhns]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disagreement
Synonyms: antagonism, conflict, contention, controversy, difference, disaccord, discord, discrepancy, disharmony, disparity, dissension, dissidence, incongruity, inconsistency, strife, variance
Antonyms: agreement, concord, harmony
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Main Entry: dissonance
Part of Speech: noun
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Adjectives:
absonant, acute, cacophonous, coarse, cracked, creaking, discordant, dissonant, ear, gruff, grum, harsh, high, hoarse, horrisonant, horrisonous, immelodious, inharmonious, out of tune, piercing, rough, scrannel, sepulchral, sharp, shrill, singsong, stridulous, trumpet, unharmonious, unmelodious, untunable
Main Entry: discord
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: noise
Synonyms: cacophony, clamor, clinker, din, disharmony, dissonance, harshness, jangle, jarring, racket, sour note, tumult
Antonyms: harmoniousness, harmony
Main Entry: discrepancy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: conflict, disagreement
Synonyms: alterity, contrariety, difference, discordance, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, dissonance, distinction, divergence, divergency, error, far cry, incongruity, inconsistency, miscalculation, otherness, split, unlikeness, variance, variation
Antonyms: agreement, concordance, concurrence, consistency, harmony, parity
Main Entry: disharmony
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: conflict, discord
Synonyms: clash, contention, difference, disaccord, dissension, dissonance, dissonancy, friction, inharmoniousness, strife, variance
Antonyms: accord, agreement, compatibility, concord, harmony
Main Entry: division
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: breach, estrangement
Synonyms: conflict, difference of opinion, difficulty, disaccord, disagreement, discord, disharmony, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, feud, rupture, split, trouble, variance, words
Notes: a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off
Antonyms: agreement, juncture, unification
Main Entry: jangle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: cacophony of noises
Synonyms: babel, clang, clangor, clash, din, dissonance, hubbub, hullabaloo*, jar, pandemonium, racket, rattle, reverberation, roar, tumult, uproar
Main Entry: inconsistency
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: discrepancy
Synonyms: contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity, disproportion, disproportionateness, dissimilarity, dissonance, divergence, incongruity, inconsonance, inequality, paradox, unlikeness, variance
Antonyms: congruity, consistency, similarity
Main Entry: disaccord
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disagreement
Synonyms: argument, clash, conflict, confrontation, difference, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, friction, incompatibility, schism, strife
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