dissonance
a lack of harmony or agreement
Word origin: From Latin dissonare, to sound discordantly.
Dissonance in a sentence
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There was a clear dissonance between the firm's values and its actions.
Reviewers noted a striking dissonance between the report's optimistic summary and its grim underlying data.
Using “dissonance” well
Dissonance names a clash or lack of harmony, whether literally in sound or figuratively between ideas. It is more abstract and tension-laden than a plain disagreement.
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