cacophony
[ kuh-kof-uh-nee ]
Part of Speech
noun
Origin + Etymology
from French cacophonie, from Greek kakophōnia, from kakophōnos ‘ill-sounding’, from kakos ‘bad’ + phōnē ‘sound’
Synonyms
- din
- racket
- noise
- discord
- dissonance
- discordance
- caterwauling
- screeching
- jarring
- grating
- rasping
Antonyms
- harmonious
- serene
- peaceful
Definition
a harsh discordant mixture of sounds
Example
The cacophony produced by city traffic at midday gave me a headache.
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