| VERB | perception | dissonate | be dissonant or harsh |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | dissonate, disharmonize | cause to sound harsh and unpleasant |
| Meaning | Be dissonant or harsh. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly" | |
| Broader | sound | give ... / give off a certain sound or sounds |
| Adjectives | dissonant | characterized by musical dissonance / dissonance |
| Meaning | Cause to sound harsh and unpleasant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | disharmonize | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Adjectives | dissonant | characterized by musical dissonance / dissonance |
| Nouns | dissonance | disagreeable sounds |
| dissonance | the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality | |
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