Dissonance and Variation

Dissonance

Dissonance noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.

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Variation and dissonance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Dissonance".

Nearby Word: dissonant

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Dissonance and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dissonance" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

good	good dissonance	good variation
female	female dissonance	female variation
particular	particular dissonance	particular variation
similar	similar dissonance	similar variation
Other adjectives: mild, small, extreme, great, serious, slight, subtle, amusing, humorous, interesting, possible, minor, less, odd, weird, strange, occasional, literal, creepy, comedic.

Done quite intentionally for War Song Of The Urpneys, with added Lyrical Dissonance for the sung variation.

Source: Western Animation / The Dreamstone
Be subject to a personal variation of Values Dissonance where violent, savage actions are viewed by the character in question in the same light as regular play is viewed by most real children.

Source: Psychopathic Manchild
Soundtrack Dissonance: The main theme variation used when Shinbu plays his Ginmei Sword to open the Celestial Palace at Gekkei Lake plays when the Seima twins are being sacrificed to the Toshintetsu and the Kirin Gate.

Source: Video Game / Kingdom of Paradise

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