Cacophony Definition

kə-kŏfə-nē
cacophonies
noun
cacophonies
Harsh, jarring sound; dissonance.
Webster's New World
The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect.
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Noun

Singular:
cacophony
Plural:
cacophonies

Origin of Cacophony

  • From French cacophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophonia), from κακός (kakos, “bad”) + φωνή (phonē, “sound”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French cacophonie from Greek kakophōniā from kakophōnos cacophonous cacophonous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cacophony Sentence Examples

  • A cacophony of bleats, chomping and scuffling of hooves drowned out her words.

  • Her thoughts were interrupted by a cacophony of squawks and wings beating against the chicken coop walls.

  • We were greeted by a cacophony of sound as we entered the road.

  • There are alarm clocks that project the time, speak the time, make animal noises, jump or fly around, create a cacophony of noise and even make the tea!

  • It's fine, fine material, taking off for the stratosphere and leaving a vapor trail of melodic cacophony in its wake.

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