dissonant

Meaning

1. Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing.
2. (figuratively) Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing or harmonizing.

Synonyms

discordant

unresolved

inharmonious

absonant

inharmonic

discrepant

disharmonious

incompatible

out of tune

at variance

mismated

ill-sounding

hard

harsh

ill-sorted

incongruous

inconsistent

inconsonant

brusque

at odds

jarring

mismatched

serodiscordant

ragged

raucous

rough

self-contradictory

strident

tuneless

uncongenial

ambivalent

unsuited

clashing

conflicting

contradictory

disagreeing

cacophonous

Translations

disonante

dissonante

dissonant

ahenksiz

uyumsuz

dissonant

abweichend

dissonant

dissonante

discorde

discordante

disarmonico

difforme

disarmònico

παράφωνος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪsənənt/

Etymology

From Middle French dissonant.