cacophony
/kəˈkɒfəni/
EN
A harsh, discordant mixture of loud sounds
A cacophony of car horns filled the busy city street during rush hour.
Etymology
Derived from the Greek words kakos meaning 'bad' and phone meaning 'sound', entering English via French in the 17th century.
Translations
简体中文
刺耳的嘈杂声,不和谐音
繁體中文
刺耳的嘈雜聲,不和諧音
日本語
不協和音,騒音
한국어
불협화음,시끄러운 소음
Deutsch
Misklang,Kakophonie
Español
cacofonía
Português
cacofonia
Français
cacophonie
Català
cacofonia
Tiếng Việt
âm thanh chói tai
Collocations
cacophony of noisesaural cacophonycacophony of voices
Synonyms
discordancedinclamordissonance
Antonyms
harmonymelodysilence
Related Words
noisesounddiscord