Word of the Day – Cacophony

Cacophony (noun)

ku-kof-uh-nee

harsh or unpleasant discordance of sound; dissonance.

First recorded in 1650–60; from New Latin cacophonia, from Greek kakophōnía; equivalent to caco- + -phony

Example sentences

“The cacophony of sounds rang in my ears as the group passed us.”