harshness or discordancy of sound; the opposite of euphony. Usually the result of awkward alliteration as in tongue‐twisters, it is sometimes used by poets for deliberate effect. For example:
Example of Cacophony - Excerpt
Jabberwocky
by
Lewis Carroll
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Matthew
Arnold's lines "And thou, who didst the stars and sunbeams know,/Self-school'd,
self-scann'd, self-honor'd, self-secure,/Didst tread on earth unguess'd at."
I remember the neckcurls, limp and damp as tendrils ["Elegy for Jane" by Theodore Roethke]
A toad the power mower caught,
Chewed and clipped of a leg, with a hobbling hop has got ["The Death of a Toad" by Richard Wilbur]
'Some people enjoy the sound of modern music, while others hear only a loud and disagreeable cacophony of sounds.'
'The traffic piled up behind the roadworks and soon the air was filled with a cacophony of horns and yelling, impatient motorists.'
There was a cacophony of women's laughter in the women's restroom.
The crows were creating such a cacophony outside that I had to shut the window in order to concentrate. cacophany is basically the opposite of music. it really means a series of harsh clashing sounds. as you can see there is not a monkey sitting in front of your computer so you probably understand that cacophany is close to the opposite of music. An example of a a sentence using this word would be: My brother can create wonderful cacophany with his violin.
I heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam.
John blocked out the urban cacophony with a pair of vintage headphones he rescued from a dumpster.
The elephant was trumpeting, the train whistle shrieking and my baby was blubbering - I wondered if I would be able to rest with these cacophonous surroundings.
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Even the finest orchestra makes a cacophonous racket when they're tuning their instruments in unison.Cacophonous is an adjective which means a harsh, discordant mixture or sounds, unpleasant to listen to.
mellifluous and cacophonous
That is the correct spelling of "noisy" (cacophonous, loud, or boisterous).
Luckily for me, my rude comment went unheard in the cacophony of opinions around the table.Suddenly I noticed that the normal cacophony of the forest had been replaced by an eerie silence.I missed the lights and the cacophony of the city, and the pitch darkness of the woods at night terrified me.
The discordant noise echoed through the school. That discordant heavy metal music left me deaf. Although the choir's performance was at times cacophonous and at times only discordant, the children's parents were uniformly delighted by the concert. The two political science undergraduate students had discordant opinions regarding the healthcare system in the U.S.
Even the finest orchestra makes a cacophonous racket when they're tuning their instruments in unison.Cacophonous is an adjective which means a harsh, discordant mixture or sounds, unpleasant to listen to.
diaphanous
The band was so bad, it just sounded so cacophonous with all the wrong notes being played.
cacophonous
Alt. of Cacophonious
mellifluous and cacophonous
The cacophonous noise coming from the band room made me cringe. Cacophonous = loud, noisy, intrusive, harsh, discordant The euphonious noise coming from the band room uplifted my spirit. Euphonious = pleasant, smooth, mellifluous
Cacophonous means discortantly noisy.
That is the correct spelling of "noisy" (cacophonous, loud, or boisterous).
Luckily for me, my rude comment went unheard in the cacophony of opinions around the table.Suddenly I noticed that the normal cacophony of the forest had been replaced by an eerie silence.I missed the lights and the cacophony of the city, and the pitch darkness of the woods at night terrified me.
In "Lord of the Flies," cacophonous refers to the chaotic and dissonant sound created by the boys' shouting, arguing, and fighting, which often mirrors the growing tension and conflict on the island. It symbolizes the breakdown of order and the descent into savagery among the boys.
Noise Disortion Discord disruption