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Meanings of
cacophony
in English
Portuguese
ruído
Catalan
estridència
Spanish
cacofonía
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A loud harsh or strident noise.
din
clamor
blaring
blare
Portuguese
ruído
Russian
какофония
Portuguese
cacofonia
Spanish
cacofonía
Catalan
cacofonia
Back to the meaning
"Cacophony" is the opposite of:
phonaesthetics
Russian
какофония
Synonyms
Examples for "
din
"
din
clamor
blaring
blare
Examples for "
din
"
1
The noise awakened the baby; who added his wails to the
din
.
2
Above the general
din
he heard the detestable voice of the turnkey.
3
I
din
na
'
want ye to think me too barbaric to look at.
4
They left off their couplings and set up a
din
of welcome.
5
The intolerable
din
and struggle of the week are at an end.
1
The
clamor
and noise in the street below had increased in fury.
2
At this moment the hounds in the kennels raised their fierce
clamor
.
3
Many local priests report hallucinations-or persecutions of some sort-and
clamor
for treatment.
4
Everybody rushed to see the cause, and then joined in the
clamor
.
5
Instinct with unthinkable power was that
clamor
;
the very voice of Force.
1
A car horn
blaring
behind him brought Yuichi back to the present.
2
Makes a sign language to a customer under the
blaring
loud speaker.
3
They kept the music
blaring
until three, sometimes four, in the morning.
4
Kassel was grateful to reach the
blaring
speakers of a music stall.
5
He held up a copy of the New York paper headlines
blaring
:
1
From the brilliantly lit social hall came a
blare
of music-hall melody.
2
The
blare
of the piano and all sounds of revelry had hushed.
3
The lights flash and the horns
blare
,
as the local police arrive.
4
The deafening
blare
of generators came from the houses on either side.
5
At the sudden
blare
of trumpets, Madoc whirled and left the room.
Pokémon ability.
noise
Related terms
pokémon ability
Usage of
cacophony
in English
1
The result is a
cacophony
of engine noise, tire squeal, and numbers.
2
There was a
cacophony
of screams, and the entire second level shook.
3
Even Bernard said the
cacophony
was starting to getting out of hand.
4
Nature is waking; birds shake the treetops with an endless, ever-changing
cacophony
.
5
It certainly belongs to the
cacophony
of the era of digital communication.
6
The screen blanked; a rhythmic
cacophony
blasted from its single tiny speaker.
7
As the voices grew more maddening, she wanted the
cacophony
to end.
8
The silence was as startling-andnearly as unbearable-asthe
cacophony
had been.
9
The
cacophony
ranged from techno to Sean O'Riada, creating unbelievable noise pollution.
10
Insects there were: a regular
cacophony
of buzzings, chirpings and monotonous mutterings.
11
But the usual Friday night musicians and
cacophony
of laughter were absent.
12
The jungle is alive with a
cacophony
of sound, day and night.
13
He encountered a
cacophony
in Congress, which he decided not to quell.
14
Geese and chickens and ducks added a rustic air to the
cacophony
.
15
The howling was gone, she realized as she listened to the
cacophony
.
16
It hit the fence again, this time with a
cacophony
of yapping.
Other examples for "cacophony"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
cacophony
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
be a cacophony
deafen cacophony
constant cacophony
join the cacophony
pure cacophony
More collocations
Translations for
cacophony
Portuguese
ruído
cacofonia
Catalan
estridència
brogit
fragor
estridor
estrèpid
cacofonia
Spanish
cacofonía
Russian
какофония
Cacophony
through the time
Cacophony
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common