不協和音(ふきょうわおん)

ふきょうわおん
noun
dissonance; discord; conflict
music
1. dissonance; dissonant chord
In music, a combination of tones that sounds harsh or unstable.
この曲(きょく)は不協和音(ふきょうわおん)が多(おお)い。
This piece has a lot of dissonance.
不協和音(ふきょうわおん)が緊張感(きんちょうかん)を生(う)み出(だ)している。
The dissonance creates a sense of tension.
現代(げんだい)音楽(おんがく)では意図的(いとてき)に不協和音(ふきょうわおん)を使(つか)うことが多(おお)い。
In modern music, dissonance is often used intentionally.
2. discord; friction; conflict
Figuratively, a lack of harmony in relationships or situations.
チームに不協和音(ふきょうわおん)が生(しょう)じている。
Discord has arisen within the team.
政府(せいふ)内(ない)の不協和音(ふきょうわおん)が報道(ほうどう)された。
Friction within the government was reported.
新(あたら)しいリーダーの方針(ほうしん)をめぐって組織(そしき)に不協和音(ふきょうわおん)が広(ひろ)がった。
Discord spread through the organization over the new leader's policies.

不協和音(ふきょうわおん) is a musical term for a chord that sounds unresolved and tense. It is used just as often figuratively, for friction between people or factions inside an organization — a discord that is audible to outsiders but not yet an open break.

Writing

不(ふ) (non-) + 協和(きょうわ) (harmony) + 音(おん) (sound)
Literal: "non-harmony sound"

MUSICAL VS. FIGURATIVE:

  • Musical: a chord that creates tension needing resolution
  • Figurative: conflict or disagreement, especially in organizations

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