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cacophony
[kuh-kof-uh-nee]
noun
plural
cacophoniesharsh or unpleasant discordance of sound; dissonance.
After living in the country, it's difficult for me to adjust to the cacophony produced by city traffic.
a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds.
The sound effects included a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails.
Music.frequent use of harsh, discordant notes or chords that seem to be patternless and without connection to each other.
cacophony
/ əˈɒəɪ /
noun
harsh discordant sound; dissonance
the use of unharmonious or dissonant speech sounds in language
Other 51Թ Forms
- cacophonic adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cacophony1
Example Sentences
At one point, the besieged Waymos began honking their horns in coordinated cacophony, punctuated by the chants of protesters and the whirring of police helicopters overhead.
Besides confirming the number of people injured — at least two seriously — the Merseyside Police answered a growing cacophony on social media questioning whether the driver was a terrorist.
In dark times, the songs that will comfort us will not be the cacophony of individual voices wailing their grief.
The widening cacophony of political voices demanding our attention and endorsement could get louder yet.
It's hard to hear him above the buzzing toy planes and miniature drones, an almost rhythmic backdrop to the cacophony of toys that surround him, all clamouring for the attention of buyers.
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