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discordant music
Definition
unpleasant sound — especially a combination of sounds that sound wrong together (though sometimes done intentionally in music)
- the nervous twanging and discord of untuned violins1.1 — Amory, Son of Beatrice (80% in)
discord = unpleasant sound
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- She should have descended to a burst of drums or a discordant blend of themes from "Thais" and "Carmen."1.2 — Spires and Gargoyles (45% in)
- And in this new loneness of his that had been selected for what greatness he might achieve, beauty must be relative or, itself a harmony, it would make only a discord.2.5 — The Egotist Becomes a Personage (93% in)
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