Cacophony — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loud harsh or strident noise

loud confusing disagreeable sounds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐklˈɪsmɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kɐkˈɒfəni/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɐkˈɒfəni/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɐklˈɪsmɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clamor blare din blaring

Word Forms

blare	verb	make a strident sound
cacophonic	adjective	having an unpleasant sound; - John McCarten
cacophonous	adjective	having an unpleasant sound; - John McCarten
clamorous	adjective	conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
din	verb	make a resonant sound, like artillery

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kakophonie

ein lautes, raues oder schrilles Geräusch

🇫🇷French

cacophonie

un bruit fort, dur ou strident

🇪🇸Spanish

cacofonía

un ruido fuerte, áspero o estridente

🇮🇹Italian

cacofonia

un rumore forte, aspro o stridente

🇳🇱Dutch

kakofonie

een luid, schril of schril geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

cacofonia

um ruído alto, áspero ou estridente

🇷🇺Russian

какофония

громкий резкий или резкий шум

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोलाहल

तेज़ कठोर या तीखी आवाज़

🇧🇩Bengali

কথোপকথন

একটি জোরে কঠোর বা তীব্র শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

ககோபோனி

உரத்த கடுமையான அல்லது கடுமையான சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాకోఫోనీ

ఒక పెద్ద కఠినమైన లేదా కఠినమైన శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

कोकोफोनी

एक मोठा कर्कश किंवा तीव्र आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોકોફોની

જોરથી કઠોર અથવા તીવ્ર અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಕೋಫೋನಿ

ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಕಠಿಣ ಅಥವಾ ಕಠಿಣ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਕੋਫੋਨੀ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਕਠੋਰ ਜਾਂ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

کیکوفونی

ایک تیز سخت یا تیز آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺耳的声音

大声刺耳或刺耳的噪音

🇯🇵Japanese

不協和音

大きく耳障りな、または耳障りな騒音

🇰🇷Korean

불협화음

시끄럽고 거칠거나 시끄러운 소음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tạp âm

một tiếng ồn lớn khắc nghiệt hoặc chói tai

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงขรม

เสียงดังรุนแรงหรือเสียงดังกึกก้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

hiruk-pikuk

suara keras atau keras yang keras

🇲🇾Malay

hiruk-pikuk

bunyi yang kuat atau kasar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشاز

ضجيج عالٍ أو حاد

🇮🇷Persian

کاکافونی

صدای تند یا تند بلند

🇹🇷Turkish

kakofoni

yüksek, sert veya sert bir ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָקוֹפוֹניָה

רעש חזק או נועז

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The primary meaning of 'cacophony' is 'a loud harsh or strident noise'.

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'cacophony' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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