adjective · rare

cacophonous

cacophonous · more cacophonous · most cacophonous

какофонический, неблагозвучный, нестройный

kakophon, kakophonisch

Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant soundsContaining, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

UK/kəˈkɒfənəs/US/kəˈkɑfənəs/

Meaning

1 senses

Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
kakophon, kakophonisch
какофони́ческийkakofoníčeskij, неблагозву́чныйneblagozvúčnyj, нестро́йныйnestrójnyj

More definitions

having an unpleasant sound

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

containing or consisting of unpleasant sounds:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

containing or consisting of unpleasant sounds:

Origin

Adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek κακόφωνος (kakóphōnos) + -ous, from κακός (kakós, “bad”

Adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek κακόφωνος (kakóphōnos) + -ous, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + -φωνος (-phōnos, “sounding”). By surface analysis, caco- + -phonous.

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