Definition of DISSONANCE. Meaning of DISSONANCE. Synonyms of DISSONANCE

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Definition of DISSONANCE

Dissonance
Dissonance Dis"so*nance, n. [L. dissonantia: cf. F. dissonance.] 1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. --Milton. 2. Want of agreement; incongruity. --Milton.

Meaning of DISSONANCE from wikipedia

- In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is described as the mental disturbance people feel when they realize their cognitions and actions are...
- Look up dissonance or dissonances in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dissonance has several meanings related to conflict or incongruity: Cognitive dissonance...
- In music, consonance and dissonance are categorizations of simultaneous or successive sounds. Within the Western tradition, some listeners ****ociate consonance...
- Ludonarrative dissonance is the conflict between a video game's narrative told through the non-interactive elements and the narrative told through the...
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance is a 2002 action role-playing game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami for the...
- The eman****tion of the dissonance was a concept or goal put forth by composer Arnold Schoenberg and others, including his pupil Anton Webern, who styled...
- Ion Dissonance is a Canadian mathcore band from Montreal, Quebec. They are known for their technical style, which switched to a more groove based style...
- Buyer's remorse is thought to stem from cognitive dissonance, specifically post-decision dissonance, that arises when a person must make a difficult decision...
- Dissonance is the 12th studio album from the band Enuff Z'Nuff. The album reunites singers/songwriters Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff after Vie's hiatus from...
- Vicarious cognitive dissonance (also vicarious dissonance) is the state of negative arousal in an individual from observing a member of their in-group...