cacophonous

adjective
UK: /kəˈkɒfənəs/
US: /kəˈkɑːfənəs/

  1. Involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

    1. The city was a cacophonous blend of traffic and construction.
    2. The band's experimental music was a cacophonous assault on the ears of many listeners.

Synonyms

discordant harsh raucous strident

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The phonetic transcription of "cacophonous" is /kəˈkɒfənəs/ in British English and /kəˈkɑːfənəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "cacophonous": discordant, harsh, raucous, strident.

Example usage of "cacophonous": "The city was a cacophonous blend of traffic and construction.". More examples on the page.