cacophony

ca·coph·o·ny  (k-kf-n)

n. pl. ca·coph·o·nies

1. Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance: heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam.

2. The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect.

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[French cacophonie, from Greek kakophni, from kakophnos, cacophonous; see cacophonous.]

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cacophony [kəˈkɒfənɪ]

n pl -nies

1. harsh discordant sound; dissonance

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) the use of unharmonious or dissonant speech sounds in language Compare euphony

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cacophony

1. a harshness of sound.
2. discordant noise. — cacophonic, cacophonous, adj.

See also: Sound

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cacophony - a loud harsh or strident noise       blare, blaring, clamor, din noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	cacophony - loud confusing disagreeable sounds dissonance - disagreeable sounds

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cacophony

noun discord, racket, din, dissonance, disharmony, stridency The whole place erupted in a cacophony of sound.

Translations

cacophony [kæˈkɒfənɪ] N → cacofonía f

cacophony [kəˈkɒfəni] n [voices, sound] → cacophonie f

cacophony

n → Kakophonie f (geh), → Missklang m

cacophony [kəˈkɒfənɪ] n (frm) → cacofonia

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cacophony [kəˈkɒfənɪ] n (frm) → cacofonia