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cacophonous

adj
/kəˈkɑfənəs/US/kəˈkɒfənəs/UK

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek κακόφωνος (kakóphōnos) + -ous, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + -φωνος (-phōnos, “sounding”). By surface analysis, caco- + -phonous.

Definitions

  1. Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

    • The good thing about this job is that it gives me time and space to contemplate the future at my leisure, whilst the city sleeps, free from the cacophonous curiosity of the hoi polloi.

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