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Synonyms
dis·so·nant (dĭśə-nənt)

[Middle English dissonaunt, from Old French dissonant, from Latin dissonāns, dissonant- present participle of dissonāre, to be dissonant, dis-, apart; see dis–, + sonāre, to sound.]

adjective 

  1. Harsh and inharmonious in sound; discordant.
  2. Being at variance; disagreeing.
  3. Music Constituting or producing a dissonance.

derivatives

diśso·nant·ly
adverb