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Dissonance vs Incongruity - What's the difference?

dissonance | incongruity |

As nouns the difference between dissonance and incongruity

is that dissonance is a harsh, discordant combination of sounds while incongruity is the state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.

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

    incongruity

    English

    Noun

    (incongruities)
  • The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.
  • An instance or point of disagreement; a dissimilarity; a discrepancy; an inconsistency.
  • A thing that is incongruous.

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