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ca·coph·o·ny
 cacophony
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- pronunciation:
- k
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
cacophonies |
| definition 1: |
a mixture of discordant and usually unpleasant sounds.
Closing the window did little to mute the cacophony produced by the drilling of a jackhammer and the honking of horns in the street.The orchestra produced a cacophony as the players tuned their instruments.- similar words:
- din, noise
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| definition 2: |
in literary or musical composition, a discordant or unharmonious combination of sounds used for special effect.
- antonyms:
- consonance, euphony, harmony
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| related words: |
clamor, discord, jar |
| contrasting words: |
music |
adjective + (n.)cacophony
daily, deafening, distant, growing, hideous, horrendous, incredible, joyous, mechanical, usual, visual
verb + (n.)cacophony
break, create, dissolve, drown, escape, fade, hear, ignore, sort
(n.)cacophony
+ verb
erupt, fill, replace, ring, rise, shout, sound, wail
noun + (n.)cacophony
background, casino, chaos, second, signal
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| derivation: |
cacophonous (adj.) |
The word cacophony
contains the following part:
phon, phono, -phone, -phony
Greek
root
that means sound, voice
  Example words:
allophone, antiphon, antiphony, cacophony, Dictaphone, dysphonia, euphonious, euphony, geophone, homophone, homophonic, megaphone, microphone, phon, phonate, phone, phoneme, phonemics, phonetic, phonetic alphabet, phonetics, phonic, phonics, phonogram, phonograph, phonography, phonolite, phonology, phonon, phonoscope, polyphony, quadraphonic, stereophonic, symphony, telephone, xylophone
- synonyms:
- son
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