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cacophony

noun
/kəˈkɒfəni/UK/kəˈkɑfəni/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós) Ancient Greek κακο- (kako-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) Ancient Greek κᾰκόφωνος (kăkóphōnos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek κᾰκοφωνῐ́ᾱ (kăkophōnĭ́ā)bor. French cacophonieder. English cacophony From French cacophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), equivalent to caco- + -phony.

  1. derived from κακοφωνία
  2. derived from cacophonie

Definitions

  1. A mix of discordant sounds

    A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.

    • A blistering start from the Scots served to steady the ship amid a cacophony that defied the quarter-full national stadium.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cacophony. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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