cacophonous

ca·coph·o·nous

 (kə-kŏf′ə-nəs)

adj.

Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant.

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[From Greek kakophōnos : kakos, bad; see kakka- in Indo-European roots + phōnē, sound; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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ca·coph′o·nous·ly adv.

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cacophonous

(kəˈkɒfənəs) ,

cacophonic

,

cacophonical

or

cacophonious

adj

jarring in sound; discordant; harsh

caˈcophonously, ˌcacoˈphonically adv

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ca•coph•o•nous

(kəˈkɒf ə nəs)

adj.

having a harsh or discordant sound.

[1790–1800; < Greek]

ca•coph′o•nous•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten cacophonic noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" euphonious, euphonous - having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter"

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cacophonous

adjective discordant, harsh, jarring, grating, raucous, strident, dissonant, inharmonious screaming guitars and cacophonous vocals

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cacophonous

or cacophonic
or cacophonical
adjective

Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound:

discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic, inharmonious, rude, unharmonious, unmusical.

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Translations

cacophonique

cacofonico

cacophonous

[kəˈkɒfənəs] ADJ → cacofónico

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cacophonous

[kəˈkɒfənəs] adj (= discordant) → cacophonique

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cacophonous

adj → misstönend, kakophon (geh)

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cacophonous

[kəˈkɒfənəs] adj (frm) → cacofonico/a

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