cacophony
A mix of discordant soundsA mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
» What is this cacophony?
Що це за какофонія?
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
Kakophonie, Kakofonie, Katzenmusik
какофо́нияkakofónija
какофоніяkakofonija
- loud confusing disagreeable sounds
- a loud harsh or strident noise
Examples
8 sentencesWhat is this cacophony?
Що це за какофонія?
A cacophony is a mix of loud sounds.
ruКакофония — беспорядочное смешение громких звуков.
deEin Missklang ist eine Mischung aus lauten Geräuschen.
A cacophony is a mixture of grating noises.
Ziri was listening to the cacophony of cricket sounds.
The football supporters got off the bus with great cacophony.
Translations
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Origin
From French cacophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακός (kakós, “badFrom French cacophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), equivalent to caco- + -phony.
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Forms
plural: cacophonies| Singular | cacophony |
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Synonyms
15 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable