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Cacophony From  Noun Ca·Coph·O·Ny  Harsh Discordant Sound   Harshness

Title Cacophony
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ca·coph·o·ny
 \\-nē\\ noun 
(plural -nies)
 DATE  circa 1656
: harsh or discordant sound : 
dissonance
 2; specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases
English Etymology
cacophony
  1650s, from Gk. kakophonia, from kakophonos "harsh sounding," from kakos "bad, evil" + phone "voice" (see fame). Kako- was a common prefix in Gk., and has often crossed over into Eng.e.g.cacography, the opposite of calligraphy (q.v.). Etymologists connect it with PIE *kakka- "to defecate." Related: Cacophonous (1797).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
cacophony
cac·oph·ony kE5kCfEniNAmE -5kB:f- / noun[U, sing.]
   (formal) a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds
   刺耳的嘈杂声
 cac·oph·on·ous -nEs / adj.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ca·coph·o·ny
\-ənē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: French & New Latin; French cacophonie & New Latin cacophonia, from Greek kakophōnia, from kak- cac- + -phōnia -phony
1. : harsh or discordant sound : 
dissonance

 < marshes sent forth the multitudinous cacophony of song and croak and trill and call and scream — D.C.Peattie >
\specifically\ : harshness in the sound of words or phrases
 < the subtle blending of vowels and consonants so as to avoid even the suspicion of cacophony — Irving Babbitt >
— opposed to euphony
2. : an instance of cacophony
 < wooden wheels screeching a cacophony — American Guide Series: Minnesota >

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