CACOPHONY (ca•coph•o•ny ) noun A harsh discordant mixture of sounds or unpleasant loud sounds.
A cacophony of deafening alarm bells. The cacophony of a pet store full of animals.
Explanation
A cacophony isn't just a lot of noise- it's a lot of the noise that doesn't sound good together. A steam whistle blowing isn't a cacophony. But a high school orchestra that had never rehearsed together might very well produce a cacophony. A roar of engines, horns, and sirens arising from a busy city street would be a cacophony. A lot of people all shouting together at once would produce a cacophony.
Examples of cacophony in a sentence
• For India’s sake, one hopes that this cacophony will soon end and the nation’s oldest party will soon return to a state of coherence.
• The global village is more like a global orchestra. Sometimes there will be a cacophony of values and, sometimes, harmony of A R Rahman. The truth is that no value should be labeled as right or wrong.
• The sounds of barking dogs and sirens added to the cacophony on the streets.
• The mind instantly converts an innocent remark into a cacophony of suggestive possibilities.
• Thunder rumbled and wind let out in a cacophony of screeches.
• Birds form a group and create a cacophony of sound to ward off the attacks.
• At home, at work and in the street the cacophony never ceases.
• Synonyms: Discord, harshness, raucousness, dissonance, stridency etc.
• Antonyms: Harmony
Memory Aids: Remember Crows for Cacophony and A R Rahman for harmony.
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