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a true cacophany
ca·coph·o·ny
noun \ka-#712;kä-f#601;-nç, -#712;ko#775;- also -#712;ka- pluralca·coph·o·nies
Definition of CACOPHONY
: harsh or discordant sound : dissonance 2; specifically: harshness in the sound of words or phrases
Examples of CACOPHONY
The sounds of barking dogs and sirens added to the cacophony on the streets.
The cacophony of phlegmatic and tubercular lungs was punctuated here and there by a moan or a scream of someone terrified, thrashing in the throes of a nightmare. —Ronald Gearles, Undoing Time, 2001
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