Grade 6

cacophony (ca-coph-o-ny)

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Definition


noun. harsh or jarring sound

Example Sentence

The cacophony was produced by city traffic at midday.

Synonyms

discord; harshness; noise

Antonyms

silence

Portrait of angry irritated young woman wearing casual tshirt covering her ears with hands and shouting while standing isolated over pink background
Portrait of attractive man close ears from noisy neighbours looking up and shouting annoyed hearing loud music on isolated background
Annoyed young woman shuts ears looks distressed unwilling to hear noise stands displeased clenches teeth wears hat and jumper isolated over brown background turn volume off cannot hear anymore
Irritated brunet adult man plugs ears with index fingers grimaces from loud noise disturbed by noisy neighbours wears round spectacles casual shirt isolated over white background. turn sound off