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cacophonous(adjective) Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant. Synonyms: jarring, grating, raucous, strident, dissonant, inharmoniousUsage: The school's cafeteria was as cacophonous as a hen yard.
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So cacophonous the last Winter's snowstorm that, should the least waft of unkindness come, nothing can ever be further from the truth that she is sophisticated, intelligent, beautiful and strong !
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<as cacophonous as a henyard — John McCarten> <whose writing is … uniformly cacophonous — Brand Blanshard> <a cacophonous melody> < cacophonous laughter>
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Ragtime Jazz and "chaos theory" as applied to electronic music or modern symphonic pieces may also be considered cacophonous. But here the meaning is produced by the beholder who interprets the contra-cordance in abtract, extracting meaning therefrom.
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in India state of Gujarat today is Divaso(Amavas i.e. First day of Gujarati Month Shravan)
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Related to Cacophony
In literature, the unpleasantness of cacophony is utilized by writers to present dreadful or distasteful situations.
Cacophony is a technique which was used by the famous poet and author Lewis Carroll. Lewis Carroll makes use of cacophony in the poem 'Jabberwocky' by using an unpleasant spoken sound created by clashing consonants. The word cacophony originates from the Greek word meaning "bad sound". The term in poetry refers to the use of words that combine sharp, harsh, hissing, or unmelodious sounds.
Example of Cacophony - Excerpt
Jabberwocky
by
Lewis Carroll
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
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