dissonance

UK /ˈdɪsənəns/ US /ˈdɪsənəns/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.

2

Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding.

3

A state of disagreement or conflict.

Cognitive dissonance exists when a person possesses two cognitions, one of which is contradictory to the other

4

An instance of that state.

In this polyphony of images in the unconscious which is beyond and outside historical time, there are complex harmonies but no dissonances: the images do not clash, but that, of course, is an aesthetic judgment and not a scientific one.

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