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Definition of cacophony in English: cacophonynounPlural cacophonies kəˈkɒf(ə)nikəˈkɑfəni A harsh discordant mixture of sounds. 刺耳的杂声 a cacophony of deafening alarm bells 震耳欲聋的刺耳警报声。 Example sentencesExamples - It was every bit as delicious as it sounds, a cacophony of flavours in which the oysters still managed to hold their own.
- Outlined in the speech was a cacophony of putative legislation - it's going to be a packed parliamentary session.
- The spirit of togetherness, of giving, of peace and goodwill overcomes the commercial cacophony.
- At the initial stage, there is bound to be a glut of representation resulting in a cacophony of rhetoric.
- Buddy is both daunted and enraptured by the cacophony of sights and sounds of the big city.
- The carnival parade was a blast of colour and a cacophony of sound.
- Thunder rumbled and wind let out in a cacophony of screeches.
- The mind instantly converts an innocent remark into a cacophony of suggestive possibilities.
- The result is a cacophony, and nobody is the wiser about what is happening or is likely to happen to the economy.
- Birds form a group and create a cacophony of sound to ward off the attacks.
- A cacophony of rhythms and sounds stream through the studio walls and flood the air.
- The woods became alive with sound, a great cacophony of noises rising as the two beings fought.
- The resultant cacophony afforded the proprietor his first opportunity to speak.
- At home, at work and in the street the cacophony never ceases.
- This cacophony will not espouse one Political agenda, one religion, or one culture.
- Reality is a thunderous cacophony of millions of impressions surging in on us at every moment.
- This leaves the orchestra without a conductor, and a musical cacophony verging on dissonance.
- When she did the right side there was a cacophony of cracks that sounded like fireworks going off.
- Whereas before, it was a discordant cacophony of voices, now there is a clear message being communicated by one side to the other.
- The constant sound of Calcutta is the cacophony of horns and the descant of millions of crows.
Synonyms din, racket, noise, discord, dissonance, discordance, caterwauling, raucousness, screeching, jarring, stridency, grating, rasping
OriginMid 17th century: from French cacophonie, from Greek kakophōnia, from kakophōnos 'ill-sounding', from kakos 'bad' + phōnē 'sound'. The word cacophony, meaning ‘a harsh discordant combination of sounds’, came via French from Greek kakophonia. Kakos was Greek for ‘bad’, and phōnē meant ‘sound’—it is the root of words like euphonious (see euphemism), symphony (Middle English) ‘harmonious sound’, and telephone (see telegraph).
Rhymeshomophony, theophany, Zoffany Definition of cacophony in US English: cacophonynounkəˈkäfənēkəˈkɑfəni A harsh discordant mixture of sounds. 刺耳的杂声 a cacophony of deafening alarm bells 震耳欲聋的刺耳警报声。 figurative a cacophony of architectural styles 〈喻〉杂乱的建筑风格。 songs of unrelieved cacophony 单调刺耳的歌声。 Example sentencesExamples - Birds form a group and create a cacophony of sound to ward off the attacks.
- The constant sound of Calcutta is the cacophony of horns and the descant of millions of crows.
- Buddy is both daunted and enraptured by the cacophony of sights and sounds of the big city.
- The carnival parade was a blast of colour and a cacophony of sound.
- The woods became alive with sound, a great cacophony of noises rising as the two beings fought.
- It was every bit as delicious as it sounds, a cacophony of flavours in which the oysters still managed to hold their own.
- This cacophony will not espouse one Political agenda, one religion, or one culture.
- The result is a cacophony, and nobody is the wiser about what is happening or is likely to happen to the economy.
- The resultant cacophony afforded the proprietor his first opportunity to speak.
- Outlined in the speech was a cacophony of putative legislation - it's going to be a packed parliamentary session.
- Whereas before, it was a discordant cacophony of voices, now there is a clear message being communicated by one side to the other.
- At home, at work and in the street the cacophony never ceases.
- At the initial stage, there is bound to be a glut of representation resulting in a cacophony of rhetoric.
- The spirit of togetherness, of giving, of peace and goodwill overcomes the commercial cacophony.
- The mind instantly converts an innocent remark into a cacophony of suggestive possibilities.
- Reality is a thunderous cacophony of millions of impressions surging in on us at every moment.
- A cacophony of rhythms and sounds stream through the studio walls and flood the air.
- This leaves the orchestra without a conductor, and a musical cacophony verging on dissonance.
- Thunder rumbled and wind let out in a cacophony of screeches.
- When she did the right side there was a cacophony of cracks that sounded like fireworks going off.
Synonyms din, racket, noise, discord, dissonance, discordance, caterwauling, raucousness, screeching, jarring, stridency, grating, rasping
OriginMid 17th century: from French cacophonie, from Greek kakophōnia, from kakophōnos ‘ill-sounding’, from kakos ‘bad’ + phōnē ‘sound’. |