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dissonant

[dis-uh-nuhnt] / ˈdɪs ə nənt /




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Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier collaborated with the McCreary brothers and the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices choir on “Black Box” to create a work of dissonant majesty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Traditional Latin prayers sung by men have a heavy, chant-like ominousness; the two female angels who appear in the visions convey an urgent, slightly dissonant ecstasy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

But the truth is dissonant, as Stokes pointed out.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025

Experts say that the merger strikes a dissonant chord from a branding perspective too.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024

They are playing Mozart, but with a weird, dissonant arrangement of mandolins, accordions and a snare drum.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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