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Vinony

dissonant

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsənənt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle French dissonant.

  1. Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing.

    “The music was filled with dissonant chords.”

  2. Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing or harmonizing.

    “Alaudinov's framing of himself, and by extension of the Chechen forces under his command, as a capable defensive body is also dissonant with the widespread perception of the efficacy of Chechen forces within the wider Russian information space.”