dissonance

dissonance
In social psychology and attitude theory, an aversive state which arises when an individual is minimally aware of inconsistency or conflict within himself. See cognitive d. theory. [L. dissonus, discordant, confused]
- cognitive d. a motivational state studied by social and clinical psychologists which exists when a person's attitudes, perceptions, and related cognitive state are inconsistent with each other, e.g., hating blacks but admiring Martin Luther King.

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dis·so·nance 'dis-ə-nən(t)s n inconsistency between the beliefs one holds or between one's actions and one's beliefs see COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

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dis·so·nance (disґo-nəns) discord or disagreement.

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  • dissonance — [ disɔnɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1320, repris 1450; bas lat. dissonantia 1 ♦ Mus. Intervalle qui appelle une résolution, par un accord harmonique; les notes responsables d un tel effet. Les intervalles de seconde, de septième et tous les intervalles… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Dissonance — has several meanings, all related to conflict or incongruity: Consonance and dissonance in music are properties of an interval or chord Cognitive dissonance is a state of mental conflict Dissonance in poetry is the deliberate avoidance of… …   Wikipedia

  • dissonance — DISSONANCE. s. f. Terme de Musique. Faux accord. La septième est une dissonance. Sauver une dissonance. On sauve une dissonance par un bon accord qui la suit. [b]f♛/b] On dit figurément, Dissonance de ton dans le style, pour exprimer Le mélange… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Dissonance — Dis so*nance, n. [L. dissonantia: cf. F. dissonance.] 1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. [1913 Webster] Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Want of agreement;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dissonance — early 15c., disagreement, from M.Fr. dissonance and directly from L.L. dissonantia, from L. dissonantem (see DISSONANT (Cf. dissonant)). Figurative use dates from 1875 …   Etymology dictionary

  • dissonance — [n1] disagreement antagonism, conflict, contention, controversy, difference, disaccord, discord, discrepancy, disharmony, disparity, dissension, dissidence, incongruity, inconsistency, strife, variance; concepts 278,665,689 Ant. agreement,… …   New thesaurus

  • dissonance — index conflict, contention (opposition), contest (dispute), controversy (argument), deviation …   Law dictionary

  • dissonance — фр. [дисона/нс], англ. [ди/сэнэнс] dissonantia лат. [диссона/нциа] Dissonanz нем. [дисона/нц] dissonanza ит. [диссона/нца] диссонанс, несозвучность …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • dissonance — [dis′ə nəns] n. [ME dissonaunce < LL dissonantia < L dissonans, prp. of dissonare, to be discordant < dis , apart + sonus, a SOUND1] 1. an inharmonious sound or combination of sounds; discord 2. any lack of harmony or agreement;… …   English World dictionary

  • Dissonance — Pour le film français, voir Dissonances. En musique, une dissonance (antonyme de consonance) désigne la discordance d’un ensemble de sons accord ou intervalle produisant une impression d instabilité, de contrariété entre les notes (une dispute )… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dissonance — (di sso nan s ) s. f. 1°   Réunion de sons qui ne s accordent pas, qui ne vont pas ensemble, qui font à l oreille un effet désagréable.    Par analogie. Certaines couleurs jointes forment comme une dissonance pour les yeux. 2°   Dissonance dans… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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