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cacophony

noun/kəˈkɑː.fə.ni/

a harsh, jarring mixture of sounds

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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.

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