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cacophonous (adjective), more cacophonous, most cacophonous
1. Having an overly loud or unpleasant sound: Tracy's cat is very sensitive to the more cacophonous sounds that she hears on the TV; especially, the boat whistles.
2. Sounding loud, jarring, and unpleasant: Cleo suddenly woke up to a cacophonous noise which she realized was the jack hammers starting to work early in the morning on the balcony repairs of the apartment building where she lives.
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2. Sounding loud, jarring, and unpleasant: Cleo suddenly woke up to a cacophonous noise which she realized was the jack hammers starting to work early in the morning on the balcony repairs of the apartment building where she lives.
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caco-, cac-, kako-, kak-
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phon-, phono-, -phone, -phonia, -phonic, -phonetic, -phonous, -phonically, -phonetically, -phony +
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“cacophonous”
A reference to harsh, loud, and unpleasant sounds. (1)
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