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Word entry · 9 letters

cacophony

Best crossword clue

"Harsh noise"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /kəˈkɒfəni/Part of speech nounSorted acchnoopyStarts with CEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. loud confusing disagreeable sounds

Word origin

From French cacophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), equivalent to caco- + -phony.

Used in a sentence

  • A blistering start from the Scots served to steady the ship amid a cacophony that defied the quarter-full national stadium.

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