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CACOPHONY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Loud confusing disagreeable sounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("cacophony" is a kind of...):

dissonance (disagreeable sounds)

Derivation:

cacophonic; cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A loud harsh or strident noise

Synonyms:

blare; blaring; cacophony; clamor; din

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("cacophony" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

Derivation:

cacophonic; cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)

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