CACOPHONY


Meaning of CACOPHONY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a harsh discordant mixture of sound. 2 dissonance; discord. cacophonous adj.

[ F cacophonie f. Gk kakophonia f. kakophonos f. kakos bad + phone sound ]

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