the dissonance between what we are told and what we see with our own eyes
Recent Examples on the WebSome of this dissonance and discord is intentional. Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022 The song is, in many ways, emblematic of what the group does best: blending indie-pop charm with shots of dissonance and disorder. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2022 Many country-blues songs already have a mesmeric, almost ghostly quality; Reed adds dissonance and drone, turning the song into a meandering dirge. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020 If not, respectfully address the dissonance head-on. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The dissonance offers a glimpse of a rivalrous relationship. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022 The conundrums partly reflect sudden dissonance between the recent past and the starkly different present. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 27 May 2022 For many Afghans the holiday this past week served as a reminder of the dissonance between the promise of peace many had imagined and the realities of the end of the war.New York Times, 8 May 2022 In order for businesses to innovate, some sort of dissonance between groups adds novelty, a welcome change from stagnation. Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 1 May 2022 See More