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The definition of cacophony means sounds that are loud, and irritating and out of tune.

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An example of cacophony is an untalented band warming up before a performance.

See cacophony in Webster's New World College Dictionary

harsh, jarring sound; dissonance

Origin: prob. via Fr cacophonie < ML cacophonia < Gr kakophōnia < kakophōnos, harsh-sounding < kakos, bad, evil + phōnē, voice: see phono-

Related Forms:

cacophonous adjective
cacophonously adverb

See cacophony in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ca·coph·o·nies

Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance: heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam.
The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect.

Origin:

Origin: French cacophonie

Origin: , from Greek kakophōniā

Origin: , from kakophōnos, cacophonous; see cacophonous

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