Cacophony GRE Vocabulary Flashcard
Cacophony GRE Vocabulary Flashcard
/kəˈkɒf.ə.ni/ US /-ˈkɑː.fə-/ (noun)
an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds, chaos, clamor, din, discord, disharmony, noise, discordance, dissonance, unmusicality, harshness, unmelodiousness, stridency, loudness:
What a cacophony!
As we entered the farmyard we were met with a cacophony of animal sounds.
Antonyms
harmony, melodiousness
Parts of Speech
- Adjective: cacophonous
- Adverb: cacophonously
