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Definitions for cacophonykəˈkɒf ə ni

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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. blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din(noun)

    a loud harsh or strident noise

  2. cacophony(noun)

    loud confusing disagreeable sounds

Wiktionary

  1. cacophony(Noun)

    A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cacophony(noun)

    an uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables

  2. Cacophony(noun)

    a combination of discordant sounds

  3. Cacophony(noun)

    an unhealthy state of the voice

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