Definitions for cacophonicˌkæk əˈfɒn ɪk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ca•coph•o•nykəˈkɒf ə ni(n.)(pl.)-nies.

  1. harsh discordance of sound; dissonance.

  2. a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds.

Origin of cacophony:

1650–60; < NL < Gk

cac•o•phon•icˌkæk əˈfɒn ɪk(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cacophonous, cacophonic(adj)

    having an unpleasant sound

    "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten

Wiktionary

  1. cacophonic(Adjective)

    discordant

  2. cacophonic(Adjective)

    unmusical

  3. Origin: From + .

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cacophonic(adj)

    alt. of Cacophonious


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