cacophonyn.

Brit.

/kəˈkɒfəni/,

/kəˈkɒfn̩i/,

/kaˈkɒfəni/,

/kaˈkɒfn̩i/, U.S.

/kəˈkɑfəni/

Etymology: < French cacophonie, in 16th cent. cacofonie, < (through modern Latin) Greek κακοϕωνία, < κακόϕωνος; see above. Formerly used in latinized form cacophonia.

1. The quality of having an ill sound; the use of harsh-sounding words or phrases. (The opposite of euphony.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > [noun]

cacophony1656

unlistenability1958

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [noun] > lack of euphony

harshnessc1480

teretism1598

cacophony1656

tautophony1791

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Cacophony, an ill, harsh, or unpleasing sound, (in words) a vitious utterance or pronunciation.

1733 A. Pope Let. to Swift 2 Apr. in J. Swift Lett. Dr. Swift (1741) 189 Alter rhymes, and grammar, and triplets, and cacophonies of all kinds.

a1745 J. Swift Discourse Antiq. Eng. Tongue in Wks. (1765) VIII. i. 269 To allow for the usual accidents of corruption, or the avoiding a cacophonia.

1753 Chesterf. Lett. cclxvii Avoid cacophony, and make your periods as harmonious as you can.

1848 T. De Quincey Protestantism in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 85/1 My labours in the evasion of cacophon [y] .

2. Music. A discordant combination of sounds, dissonance. Also figurative. Moral discord.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [noun] > lack of harmony

discorda1398

discordancea1425

absurdityc1429

dissonance1598

discordancy1607

disharmony1656

dissonancy1657

cacophony1776

mistone1813

unharmony1832

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun]

discordance1340

variancec1374

discorda1387

disconvenience?a1425

unsuingc1425

disaccordancec1436

unaccordancec1449

inconveniencec1460

discrepancea1464

difformness1547

disagreeance1548

disagreeing1548

jar1548

disagreement1551

disagreeableness1570

dissonancy1584

discordancy1587

discoherencea1600

disconveniency1601

disharmonya1602

dissent1603

dissonancea1604

incongruency1604

incongruence1610

incongruity1612

discongruity1624

inconformity1625

discorrespondencya1641

inconsonancy1650

inconsistence1651

dissidy1657

unagreeableness1658

discomposure1659

disconsonancy1659

uncorrespondency1659

inconveniency1662

unconsonancy1665

incorrespondence1667

oddness1680

inconsistency1699

incongruousness1727

irreconcilementa1737

discrepancy1748

incoincidence?1798

inaccordance1808

inconsonance1811

inaccordancy1817

incorrespondency1817

cacophony1831

divergence1837

disaccord1871

1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 138 What a cacophony would a complete chord occasion!

1831 T. B. Macaulay Let. 15 July in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) I. iv. 223 The oppressive privileges which had depressed industry would be a horrible cacophony.

1880 Madame A. Goddard in Girl's Own Paper 13 Mar. 166 The continual holding down of the loud pedal produces unutterable cacophony.

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†3. Medicine. Old term for a harsh, grating, or discordant state of the voice (Mayne Exp. Lex.).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cacophony
释义	cacophonyn. Brit. /kəˈkɒfəni/, /kəˈkɒfn̩i/, /kaˈkɒfəni/, /kaˈkɒfn̩i/, U.S. /kəˈkɑfəni/ Etymology: < French cacophonie, in 16th cent. cacofonie, < (through modern Latin) Greek κακοϕωνία, < κακόϕωνος; see above. Formerly used in latinized form cacophonia. 1. The quality of having an ill sound; the use of harsh-sounding words or phrases. (The opposite of euphony.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > [noun] cacophony1656 unlistenability1958 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [noun] > lack of euphony harshnessc1480 teretism1598 cacophony1656 tautophony1791 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Cacophony, an ill, harsh, or unpleasing sound, (in words) a vitious utterance or pronunciation. 1733 A. Pope Let. to Swift 2 Apr. in J. Swift Lett. Dr. Swift (1741) 189 Alter rhymes, and grammar, and triplets, and cacophonies of all kinds. a1745 J. Swift Discourse Antiq. Eng. Tongue in Wks. (1765) VIII. i. 269 To allow for the usual accidents of corruption, or the avoiding a cacophonia. 1753 Chesterf. Lett. cclxvii Avoid cacophony, and make your periods as harmonious as you can. 1848 T. De Quincey Protestantism in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 85/1 My labours in the evasion of cacophon [y] . 2. Music. A discordant combination of sounds, dissonance. Also figurative. Moral discord. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [noun] > lack of harmony discorda1398 discordancea1425 absurdityc1429 dissonance1598 discordancy1607 disharmony1656 dissonancy1657 cacophony1776 mistone1813 unharmony1832 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] discordance1340 variancec1374 discorda1387 disconvenience?a1425 unsuingc1425 disaccordancec1436 unaccordancec1449 inconveniencec1460 discrepancea1464 difformness1547 disagreeance1548 disagreeing1548 jar1548 disagreement1551 disagreeableness1570 dissonancy1584 discordancy1587 discoherencea1600 disconveniency1601 disharmonya1602 dissent1603 dissonancea1604 incongruency1604 incongruence1610 incongruity1612 discongruity1624 inconformity1625 discorrespondencya1641 inconsonancy1650 inconsistence1651 dissidy1657 unagreeableness1658 discomposure1659 disconsonancy1659 uncorrespondency1659 inconveniency1662 unconsonancy1665 incorrespondence1667 oddness1680 inconsistency1699 incongruousness1727 irreconcilementa1737 discrepancy1748 incoincidence?1798 inaccordance1808 inconsonance1811 inaccordancy1817 incorrespondency1817 cacophony1831 divergence1837 disaccord1871 1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 138 What a cacophony would a complete chord occasion! 1831 T. B. Macaulay Let. 15 July in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) I. iv. 223 The oppressive privileges which had depressed industry would be a horrible cacophony. 1880 Madame A. Goddard in Girl's Own Paper 13 Mar. 166 The continual holding down of the loud pedal produces unutterable cacophony. Categories » †3. Medicine. Old term for a harsh, grating, or discordant state of the voice (Mayne Exp. Lex.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1656
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