dissonance

About 1.66 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.
2. noun Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding.
3. noun A state of disagreement or conflict.
4. noun An instance of that state.

Similar words

noise racket cacophony discordance inconsistency discrepancy mismatch defect unconformity abnormality

Often followed by

theory and between is in of reduction that with

Word family

dissonances