cacophonousadj.
/kəˈkɒfənəs/, /kəˈkɒfn̩əs/, /kaˈkɒfənəs/, /kaˈkɒfn̩əs/, U.S. /kəˈkɑfənəs/ Ill-sounding, having a harsh or unpleasant sound.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > [adjective]
foula1398
uglyc1400
unsweet1579
absonant1600
teeth-edging1603
horrisonous1631
horrisonant1656
ungrateful1659
common sounding1676
lacerant1785
cacophonous1797
uncadencedc1838
cacophonic1847
unlistenable1872
uneuphonious1880
ineuphonious1887
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > not euphonious
unsonorous1720
cacophonous1797
jinglya1806
society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > inharmonious or unmelodious
discordanta1425
jarring1552
dissonant1573
tuneless1595
discordous1597
immelodious1601
discord1606
absurd1617
unharmoniousa1634
scrannel1638
unmelodious1665
disharmonious1683
disharmonical1688
unharmonic1694
dissonous1715
inharmonious1715
disconsonant1731
anti-musical1824
ear-sore1859
tin-kettley1862
cacophonous1867
unnoted1867
callithumpian1886
tinny1904
crunchy1959
1797 Monthly Rev. 23 579 The cacophonous repetition of rumpf displeases.
1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. I. xxiv. 282 The names in general, like the language..are..sufficiently cacophonous to a southern ear.
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 318 The name of this illustrious but cacophonous benefactor of his kind was Wilhelm Deukelzoon.
1867 G. A. Macfarren Six Lect. Harmony ii. 58 Thus divesting it of its cacophonous effect.
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adj.1797