English-Thai Dictionary

cacophony

N เสียงดัง ที่ ผสม ปนเป กัน (คำ เป็นทางการ  dissonance discord siang-dang-ti-pha-som-pon-pe-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CACOPHONY

n. 1. In rhetoric, an uncouth or disagreeable sound of words, proceeding from the meeting of harsh letters or syllables.
2. In medicine, a depraved voice; an altered state of the voice.
3. In music, a combination of discordant sounds.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CACOPHONY

Ca *coph "o *ny, n.; pl. Cacophonies. Etym: [Gr. Cacophonie. ]

 

1. (Rhet.)

 

Defn: An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables. "Cacophonies of all kinds." Pope.

 

2. (Mus. )

 

Defn: A combination of discordant sounds.

 

3. (Med. )

 

Defn: An unhealthy state of the voice.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cacophony

ca coph o ny |kəˈkäfənē kəˈkɑfəni | ▶noun ( pl. cacophonies ) a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds: a cacophony of deafening alarm bells | figurative : a cacophony of architectural styles | songs of unrelieved cacophony. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French cacophonie, from Greek kakophōnia, from kakophōnos ‘ill-sounding, ’ from kakos ‘bad ’ + phōnē ‘sound. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

cacophony

cacophony |kəˈkɒf (ə )ni | ▶noun ( pl. cacophonies ) a harsh discordant mixture of sounds: a cacophony of deafening alarm bells. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French cacophonie, from Greek kakophōnia, from kakophōnos ‘ill-sounding ’, from kakos ‘bad ’ + phōnē ‘sound ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cacophony

cacophony noun despite the cacophony, Rita slept on: din, racket, noise, clamor, discord, dissonance, discordance, uproar.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cacophony

cacophony noun despite the cacophony, Rita slept on: din, racket, noise, discord, dissonance, discordance, caterwauling, raucousness, screeching, jarring, stridency, grating, rasping.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cacophony

ca coph o ny /kækɑ́fəni |kəkɔ́f -/名詞 C U 〖単数形で 〗不協和音, 耳障りな音 ; 不快な音調 .