cacophonous
/kəˈkɒfənəs/adjective
उच्चारण ककॉफ़नस
कर्कश, बेसुरा
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making an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
कर्कश, बेसुरा
- cacophonous traffic
- The cacophonous honking of cars made it impossible to concentrate on studying.
- A cacophonous crowd shouted outside the stadium.
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- The cacophonous bells rang out all at once.
- We woke to the cacophonous sound of drilling next door.
Synonyms discordant harsh jarring noisy strident
Opposite melodious harmonious euphonious tuneful
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ca·coph·o·nous
With caco- (bad) and -phon- (sound, as in telephone).
caco- (बुरा) और -phon- (ध्वनि, telephone की तरह) के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep the harsh-sound words: cacophonous, discordant, strident (loud and harsh), raucous (loud and rough), grating.
कर्कश ध्वनि के शब्द याद रखिए: cacophonous, discordant, strident (तेज़ और कर्कश), raucous (तेज़ और खुरदरी), grating।
§Grammar and usage
The noun cacophony means a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds; its opposite euphony means a pleasant sound.
Noun cacophony का अर्थ तेज़ अप्रिय ध्वनियों का मिश्रण है; विपरीत euphony का अर्थ मधुर ध्वनि है।
Keep the caco-/eu- pairs: cacophony/euphony (bad/good sound), cacography/calligraphy (bad/beautiful handwriting).
Caco-/eu- जोड़ियाँ याद रखिए: cacophony/euphony (बुरी/अच्छी ध्वनि), cacography/calligraphy (खराब/सुंदर लिखावट)।