How to pronounce dissonance in American English
“dissonance” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to dissonance the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “dissonance” in: all accents · British English (36 clips)
“dissonance” in real sentences — American speakers
31 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Is there some kind of dissonance?
FTC
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In fact, I think it sets up some cognitive dissonance.
CDC
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So this cognitive dissonance is something we have been dealing with.
National Archives
Words that sound like “dissonance”
Words one sound away from dissonance — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of dissonance. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.