Both Uses of
dissonance
in
The Phantom Tollbooth
- On its side in enormous white letters bordered in black was the inscription KAKOFONOUS A. DISCHORD, and below in slightly smaller black letters bordered in white was DOCTOR OF DISSONANCE.†
p. 133.2 *dissonance = not going well together or conflict
- am KAKOFONOUS A. DISCHORD, DOCTOR OF DISSONANCE," roared the man, and, as he spoke, several small explosions and a grinding crash were heard.†
p. 135.9
Definition:
a lack of harmony—either in sound or between thoughts, beliefs, or actions