dissonant
adjective
uk/ˈdɪs.ən.ənt/us/ˈdɪs.ən.ənt/musicformalorspecialized
(ofsoundsormusicalnotes)soundingstrangeorunpleasant:
（声音、音乐）不和谐的，刺耳的a dissonantcombinationofsounds一连串不和谐的声音
Hiscompositionstendto bebrutallydissonant andrepetitive.他作曲的音乐往往极不和谐、重复很多。
Synonyms
cacophonous
discordant
grating
shrill
strident(LOUD)
tuneless
Opposites
euphoniousformal
harmonious(MUSIC)
melodiousformal
tuneful
See
dissonance
formal
notagreeingwith or not the same as other things, usually in a way that isstrangeor hard toaccept:
不和谐的，不一致的Amid thecelebrationsover thepassageof thereformbillthisweek, one dissonantvoicecould beheard.
- Roostersbreakinto a dissonantchorusatdawn.
- Theancienttoweristoppedby a dissonantbellthatclanksout thecalltoMass.
- Since the 1960s, a newemphasishas beenplacedonatonal, dissonant andelectroniccompositions.
- Thisdisputewas araredissonantnotebetween the twopowerswhich haverecentlybeen on veryfriendlyterms.
- Sheprofessedherself to be ananarchist, which Ithoughta little dissonant, given that sheaccepteda CBE from the Queen.
- People don't like to be in a dissonantstate, astatewhere they'repsychologicallyuncomfortable.
Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- andante
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmony
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- modulate
- slur
- stepwise
- syncopate
- syncopated
- syncopation
- tempo
- trill
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