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- Dictionarycacophony/kəˈkɒfəni/
noun
- 1. a harsh discordant mixture of sounds: "a cacophony of deafening alarm bells"
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an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds: What a cacophony! As we entered the farmyard we were met with a cacophony of animal sounds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Noise & noisy. abuzz. bang something out. barky. bash something out. blast. boisterously. brouhaha. clamour. clatter. disturbance. explosive. loudly. noisy. rackety. resonant.
The meaning of CACOPHONY is harsh or jarring sound : dissonance; specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases. How to use cacophony in a sentence. Cacophony Is a Noisy Word
Cacophony definition: harsh or unpleasant discordance of sound; dissonance. See examples of CACOPHONY used in a sentence.
an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds: What a cacophony! As we entered the farmyard we were met with a cacophony of animal sounds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Noise & noisy. abuzz. bang something out. barky. bash something out. blast. boisterously. brouhaha. clatter. disturbance. explosive. hubbub. loudly. noisy. piercingly. rackety
A cacophony is a jarring, discordant mix of sounds that have no business being played together. When the orchestra tunes up before a show, it sounds like a cacophony because each musician is playing a completely different tune, at different times, and at different volumes.
Definition of cacophony noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
cacophony in American English. (kəˈkɑfəni) noun Word forms: plural -nies. 1. harsh discordance of sound; dissonance. a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails. 2. a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds. the cacophony produced by city traffic at midday.
