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cacophony
a harsh, jarring mixture of sounds
Synonyms
- din
- racket
- discord
Antonyms
- harmony
- euphony
cacophony in a sentence
The cacophony of car horns made it hard to think.
The cacophony of car horns made it hard to think.
Where it comes from
From Greek kakos 'bad' + phone 'sound'
Memory hook
CACO (bad) + PHONY (sound) — bad sound.
Word parts
- phon — sound, voice
cacophony: caco- (bad) + phon (sound)
Read it in context
- When the Water Returned Nature