cacophony
Plural: cacophonies
Noun
- a loud harsh or strident noise
- loud confusing disagreeable sounds
- A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
Origin / Etymology
From French cacophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), equivalent to caco- + -phony.
Synonyms
blare, blaring, clamor, din, cacophony, caterwauling, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissonance, dissonancy, dyscrasy, ear rape, inharmony
Scrabble Score: 21
cacophony: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcacophony: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cacophony: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary