dissonant

From Middle French dissonant.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsənənt/

dissonant (comparative more dissonant, superlative most dissonant)

1. (of sounds or music, literal) Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing.

   Synonyms: discordant; cacophonic, cacophonous

   Antonyms: accordant, concordant, consonant; harmonious; melodious

   Hyponyms: disharmonious, inharmonious; unmelodious

   The music was filled with dissonant chords.

2. (of ideas, behavior, or social interaction, figurative) Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing or harmonizing.

   Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious, inharmonious

   Antonyms: accordant, concordant, consonant, harmonious

   Coordinate term: (social) dissident

   • 2024 August 14, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Davit Gasparyan, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 14, 2024”, in Ukraine Project, The Institute for the Study of War:

     Alaudinov's framing of himself, and by extension of the Chechen forces under his command, as a capable defensive body is also dissonant with the widespread perception of the efficacy of Chechen forces within the wider Russian information space.

• nonsadist

dissonant

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• “dissonant” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): /di.sɔ.nɑ̃/

dissonant (feminine dissonante, masculine plural dissonants, feminine plural dissonantes)

1. dissonant

• “dissonant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

From Latin dissonant.

• IPA^(key): /dɪsoˈnant/
• Rhymes: -ant

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dissonant (strong nominative masculine singular dissonanter, comparative dissonanter, superlative am dissonantesten)

1. dissonant

• “dissonant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “dissonant” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

dissonant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dissonō