Meanings
verbdissonate (third-person singular simple present dissonates, present participle dissonating, simple past and past participle dissonated)
present singular third person dissonates · participle present dissonating · participle past dissonated · past dissonated
- intransitiveentertainmentTo be dissonant.
- To cause dissonance (in all senses).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch dissoneren
- dissonerento be dissonant
Finnish dissonoida, dissonoida
- dissonoidato be dissonant
- dissonoidato cause dissonance
French dissoner
- dissonerto be dissonant
Italian dissonare
- dissonareto be dissonant
Cite this entry
APA
dissonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissonate
MLA
“dissonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissonate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissonate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissonate.
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