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Learn “Cacophonous”

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Cacophonous

adjective/kuh-KOF-uh-nus/

Meaning

involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

In context

The cacophonous sounds of the city traffic were incessant.

Remember it

Kako (bad) + phone (sound): cacophonous = bad-sound-ous — a harsh, clashing racket.

Use it well

For harsh mixed noise — traffic, band warm-ups, birds at dawn; stronger than plain 'noisy'.