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cacophony

cacophonynoun

cacophonies

Translations

The city was filled with the cacophony of car horns and construction noise.

Город был наполнен какофонией автомобильных гудков и шума строительства.

Definitions

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

The cacophony of car horns and sirens made it difficult to concentrate.

A situation characterized by a lot of noise, confusion, and chaos.

The classroom turned into a cacophony as the students started arguing loudly.

The deliberate use of harsh, jarring sounds in literary or musical composition for stylistic effect.

The author employs cacophony in the opening paragraph to unsettle the reader.

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