🔤 Cacophony (Noun)

IPA: //kəˈkɒfəni//

✨ Use cacophony when the sound around you is more than loud—it's a symphony of chaos.

🧠 Meaning

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds; an unpleasant or chaotic noise.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The cacophony of honking cars and shouting vendors filled the busy market street.

🔹 Her thoughts were drowned out by the cacophony of a construction site just outside her window.

📜 Word Origin

From Greek kakophōnia — kakos (“bad”) + phōnē (“voice” or “sound”) — literally “bad sound.”

💡 Did You Know?

Cacophony isn’t just loud—it's chaotically loud. Think of it as a noise storm: messy, grating, and impossible to ignore.

🏷️ Related Words

#racket #clamor #din #dissonance #babel #uproar

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