Commotion vs Dissonance - What's the difference?
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A state of turbulent motion.
An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
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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
Commotion is a related term of dissonance.
As nouns the difference between commotion and dissonance
is that commotion is a state of turbulent motion while dissonance is a harsh, discordant combination of sounds.commotion
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(en noun)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}