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Blare vs Dissonance - What's the difference?

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Blare is a related term of dissonance.


As nouns the difference between blare and dissonance

is that blare is (usually singular) a loud sound while dissonance is a harsh, discordant combination of sounds.

As a verb blare

is to make a loud sound.

blare

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (usually singular) A loud sound.
  • I can hardly hear you over the blare of the radio.
  • *'>citation
  • Dazzling, often garish, brilliance.
  • Verb

  • To make a loud sound.
  • The trumpet blaring in my ears gave me a headache.
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  • To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.
  • * Tennyson
  • To blare its own interpretation.

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    dissonance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a harsh, discordant combination of sounds
  • (music) conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding
  • a state of disagreement or conflict
  • Derived terms

    * dissonant * cognitive dissonance

    See also

    * assonance