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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions cacophony noun (cacophon, ies) A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance. 1921-1922, w:H. P. Lovecraft, H. P. Lovecraft, s:Herbert West: Reanimator, Herbert West: Reanimator, : Not more unutterable could have been the chaos of hellish sound if the pit itself had opened to release the agony of the damned, for in one inconceivable was centered all the supernal terror and unnatural despair of animate nature. Etymology: From (term, cacophonie, lang=fr), from (term, sc=Grek, , tr=kakofonia, lang=el), from (term, sc=Grek, , tr=kakos, , bad, lang=el) + (term, sc=Grek, , tr=phone, , voice, lang=el).      Full Definition of cacophony  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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