apartness

noun

Definition of apartnessnext
as in dissonance

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  1. dissonance
  2. discord
  3. conflict
  4. strife
  5. division
  6. clash
Noun
  • But the dissonance between the current and future U.S. administrations is confusing major players in the Middle East.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That ironic dissonance between words and music allows the Wolves of Glendale to operate on separate frequencies.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of dissonance
Noun
  • The two leaders have alternated between strategic alignment and open discord, with McConnell distancing himself following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • There’s discord and violence — at Poppy’s school, out in London, even during her driving lessons with the ornery, proto–men’s rights advocate Scott (Eddie Marsan).
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of discord
Noun
  • In 2024, archaeological evidence of armed conflicts spanned the ancient era through World War II.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • However, conflict arose when 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports declined to renew their charter agreements due to concerning clauses that seemed to prevent teams from filing antitrust lawsuits against NASCAR.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of conflict
Noun
  • Or will this be a long period of push and pull, with visible intraparty strife?
    Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And the internal strife will make Trump’s plan to begin carrying out mass deportations on the very first day of his presidency an even heavier lift.
    Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of strife
Noun
  • Houston Texans: The Texans are division champs for the second straight season.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • By comparison, organic sales at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s key fashion and leather goods division fell 5 percent year-over-year in the third quarter.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of division
Noun
  • The president-elect has also vowed to issue an executive order ending birthright citizenship, setting up a constitutional clash over the 14th Amendment that could wind up at the Supreme Court. 2.
    Zachary Basu, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
  • One of Ohio State's two losses this season came at the hands of the Ducks in a mid-October clash, where Oregon prevailed 32-21.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of clash
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