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A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.

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  1. n. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.
  2. n. Want of agreement; incongruity.
  3. n. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
  4. n. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
  5. n. disagreeable sounds
  6. 1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. Milton. 2. Want of agreement; incongruity. Milton.
  7. n:100 n. disagreeable sounds