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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]

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What is a sentence for the word cacophonous?

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.


What is the antonym for cacophonous?

The antonym for "cacophonous" is "melodious." While "cacophonous" describes harsh, discordant sounds, "melodious" refers to pleasant, harmonious sounds that are soothing to the ears.


How would you use cacophony in a sentence?

The band was so bad, it just sounded so cacophonous with all the wrong notes being played.


What rhymes with cacophonous?

diaphanous


What is the Definition of a harsh sound?

cacophonous


What is the definition of cacophonous?

Alt. of Cacophonious


What is the opposite of melliferous?

mellifluous and cacophonous


What are some examples of cacophonous words and euphonious words?

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


What does cacophon mean?

Cacophonous means discortantly noisy.


How do you spell noisy?

That is the correct spelling of "noisy" (cacophonous, loud, or boisterous).


How do you use cacophonous in a sentence?

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unheard in the cacophony of opinions around the table.Suddenly I noticed that the normal cacophony of the forest had been replaced by an eerie silence.I missed the lights and the cacophony of the city, and the pitch darkness of the woods at night terrified me.


Which of these terms means very noisy?

The term that means very noisy is cacophonous.