dissonance

disɔnɑ̃s

Definition

Definition of dissonance - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

incompatibilitécontraste choquant entre des éléments qui devraient s'accorder

Il y a une dissonance entre ses paroles et ses actes.

contraste

incompatibilité

musique

TECH.

accord de sons qui créent une tension et semblent mal s'harmoniser

TECH.

Cette dissonance dans l'accord crée une tension dramatique dans la mélodie.

cacophonie

discordance

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dissonance cognitive

inconfort mental causé par des idées ou croyances contradictoires

Il ressent une dissonance cognitive entre ses valeurs et ses actes.

Origin of dissonance

latin, dis- (séparation) + sonare (sonner)

Terms with dissonance included in their meaning

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résoudre

musique

faire entendre l'accord qui termine une dissonance musicale

diaphonie

dissonance

son qui trouble l'harmonie musicale, contraire de la symphonie

son discordant

musique

bruit désagréable qui manque d'harmonie ou crée une dissonance

catachrèse

musique

résolution dure et inhabituelle d'une dissonance musicale

hétérophonie

dissonance

assemblage de sons qui ne s'harmonisent pas entre eux

Examples of dissonance in a sentence

On ressent une dissonance dans cette mélodie.
La dissonance entre les instruments surprend l’auditeur.
Il aime composer avec beaucoup de dissonance dans ses œuvres.

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English:dissonance, ...
German:Dissonanz, ...
Italian:dissonanza, ...
Spanish:disonancia, ...
Portuguese:dissonância, ...
Chinese:不协调, 不协和音, ...
Japanese:不協和音, ...
Arabic:تنافر, النشاز, ...
Hebrew:דִּיסוֹנַנְס, דִּיסוֹנַנְס, ...
Russian:диссонанс, ...
Ukrainian:дисонанс, ...
Catalan:dissonància, ...
Danish:dissonans, mislyd, ...
Dutch:dissonantie, ...
Greek:αντιφάσεις, δυσαρμονία, ...
Hungarian:disszonancia, hangzatzavar, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនស៊ីគ្នា, ភាពមិនស៊ីសង្វាក់គ្នា, ...
Korean:불협화음, 부조화음, ...
Polish:dysonans, niezgodność dźwięków, ...
Portuguese (BR):dissonância, ...
Romanian:dissonanță, disonantă, ...
Swedish:dissonans, missklang, ...
Thai:ความไม่สอดคล้อง, ความไม่กลมกลืน, ...
Turkish:uyumsuzluk, disonans, ...
Vietnamese:sự bất hòa, hòa âm nghịch, ...

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Definition of dissonance - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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