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discordance vs dissonance

dissonance vs discordance

discordance and dissonance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discordance Yes No No No
dissonance Yes No No No
As nouns, dissonance is a hypernym of discordance; that is, dissonance is a word with a broader meaning than discordance:
  • discordance: a harsh mixture of sounds
  • dissonance: disagreeable sounds
discordance (noun) dissonance (noun)
strife resulting from a lack of agreement disagreeable sounds
a harsh mixture of sounds the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
Difference between discordance and dissonance

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