cacophony

cacophony
cacophonic /kak'euh fon"ik/, adj.
/keuh kof"euh nee/, n., pl. cacophonies.
1. harsh discordance of sound; dissonance: a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails.
2. a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds: the cacophony produced by city traffic at midday.
3. Music. frequent use of discords of a harshness and relationship difficult to understand.
[1650-60; < NL cacophonia < Gk kakophonía. See CACO-, -PHONY]

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