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Definition of "cacophony" []

  • Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance: heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam. (noun)
  • The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cacophony" in a sentence
  • "On one side was Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur, railing against what he called the cacophony of Web 2.0 and the calamitous effects of user-generated content on our culture."
  • "Adding to the cacophony is the remodeling of the upstairs apartment."
  • "Lost in cacophony of the horse-race press coverage are the policies that the Republicans are pushing."