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CACOPHONY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loud confusing disagreeable sounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("cacophony" is a kind of...):
dissonance (disagreeable sounds)
Derivation:
cacophonic; cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A loud harsh or strident noise
Synonyms:
blare; blaring; cacophony; clamor; din
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cacophony" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Derivation:
cacophonic; cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)
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