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If you're a short-seller, that's a cacophony of negative reinforcement. You're basically told that you're wrong in every way imaginable every day. It takes a certain type of individual to drown that noise and negative reinforcement out and to remind oneself that their work is accurate and what they're hearing is not.
James Chanos

Meaning of "cacophony" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CACOPHONY

cacophony  [kəˈkɒfənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CACOPHONY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cacophony is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CACOPHONY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Phonaesthetics

Phonaesthetics is the study of the inherent pleasantness or unpleasantness of the sound of certain words, phrases, and sentences. The closely related but different concept of phonaesthesia should be distinguished from this meaning. Phonaesthesia does not refer directly to aesthetic attributes of sound, but to phonetic elements that are inherently associated with a semantic meaning.

Definition of cacophony in the English dictionary

The definition of cacophony in the dictionary is harsh discordant sound; dissonance. Other definition of cacophony is the use of unharmonious or dissonant speech sounds in language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CACOPHONY


acrophony
əˈkrɒfənɪ
ambiophony
ˌæmbɪˈɒfənɪ
angelophany
ˌeɪndʒəˈlɒfənɪ
apophony
əˈpɒfənɪ
autophony
ɔːˈtɒfənɪ
Christophany
krɪsˈtɒfənɪ
colophony
kɒˈlɒfənɪ
gramophony
ɡræˈmɒfənɪ
heterophony
ˌhɛtəˈrɒfənɪ
homophony
hɒˈmɒfənɪ
monophony
mɒˈnɒfənɪ
photophony
fəˈtɒfənɪ
quadraphony
kwɒdˈrɒfənɪ
quadrophony
kwɒdˈrɒfənɪ
radiophony
ˌreɪdɪˈɒfənɪ
satanophany
ˌseɪtənˈɒfənɪ
stereophony
ˌsterɪˈɒfənɪ
tautophony
tɔːˈtɒfənɪ
theophany
θɪˈɒfənɪ
Zoffany
ˈzɒfənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CACOPHONY

cacographical
cacography
cacolet
cacology
cacomistle
cacomixl
cacomixle
caconym
caconymy
cacoon
cacophonic
cacophonical
cacophonically
cacophonies
cacophonious
cacophonous
cacophonously
cacotopia
cacotopian
cacotrophy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CACOPHONY

Anthony
antiphony
aphony
autochthony
ciphony
diaphony
dodecaphony
euphony
laryngophony
phony
polyphony
radiotelephony
symphony
telephony
wireless telephony

Synonyms and antonyms of cacophony in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CACOPHONY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cacophony» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cacophony

Translation of «cacophony» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CACOPHONY

Find out the translation of cacophony to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cacophony from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cacophony» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杂音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cacofonía
570 millions of speakers

English

cacophony
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोलाहल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نشاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

какофония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cacofonia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রুতিকটুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cacophonie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacophony
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kakophonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耳障りな音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불협화음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacophony
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

câu nhiều âm không hòa hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அருவருப்பொலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश गोंगाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kakofoni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cacofonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kakofonia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

какофонія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cacofonie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακοφωνία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kakofonie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cacophony
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kakofoni
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cacophony

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CACOPHONY»

The term «cacophony» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CACOPHONY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cacophony» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cacophony» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cacophony

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4 QUOTES WITH «CACOPHONY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cacophony.
1
Shane Black
An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at 10. It becomes a cacophony and is, ultimately, quite boring.
2
James Chanos
If you're a short-seller, that's a cacophony of negative reinforcement. You're basically told that you're wrong in every way imaginable every day. It takes a certain type of individual to drown that noise and negative reinforcement out and to remind oneself that their work is accurate and what they're hearing is not.
3
Om Puri
The fact is I like Mumbai less and less. My son says, 'Baba, let's go for a drive', and I tell him, 'Where's the fun of a drive in this place?' You get caught in a million traffic jams, and you spend time cooped in your car with all that mad cacophony around you.
4
Phylicia Rashad
There was a time when I couldn't watch sitcoms for a while because it was just cacophony, it was just noise.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACOPHONY»

Discover the use of cacophony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cacophony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society
Recounts the exploits of the underground mystery and counterculture club, describing many of their pranks and staged hoaxes, including SantaCon and the Burning Man festival, and explains the society's significance in modern flash mob ...
Kevin Evans, Carrie Galbraith, John Law, 2012
2
Cacophony
Cacophony by Elliott Eli Jackson.Poetry lovers this is it! Cacophony is a collection of 92 poems about life, love, and spirit.
Elliott Eli Jackson, 2006
3
Batman: Cacophony
Written by the hugely successful movie director (and sometime comics writer) Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma), with art by Walt Flanagan and Phil Hester, this collection also features a new introduction by Smith, script and sketchbook material!
Kevin Smith, Phil Hester, Walter Flanagan, 2009
4
Civic discourse and cultural politics in Canada: a cacophony ...
This volume of representative case studies reflects the Canadian experience in terms of discourse, society, and public culture, linking its discussions to larger political and social issues and theories.
Sherry Devereaux Ferguson, Leslie Regan Shade, 2002
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Cacophony!: An Anthology
In the following collection, composed by thirty-one teenage authors, is a cacophony of writing styles, topics, and emotions. Happy ones and gloomy ones. About murder and about birth. Written prose and written poetry.
Eric Kutscher, 2007
6
Amid the Cacophony of Cries
In this sexy, soulful tale of betrayal, sex, love, and friendship set in modern-day West Hollywood, nothing is as it seems.
Brandi L. Bates, 2008
7
A Contemplative Cacophony
Lynsay M. Downs. Brought his death. Resurrection. Where now he must dwell. His soul burning in places Shrouded in the death Of all who move against The tide of God's Kingdom. But he Was my son, Whose desire for goodness, So clear,  ...
Lynsay M. Downs
8
Narrative voices in Russ Meyer's films: a cacophony of carnality
The work proceeds to a discussion on film as a form of narration and then to describing the three basic voices controlling the stories.
Michael Sevastakis, 2006
9
Cacophony
A collection of poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction.
‎2005
10
Washington Slept Here: A Cacophony in Scarlet
This is an informal history of prostitution in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. The book discusses how the women lived and how the civilian and military police dealt with them. There is an extensive list of brothels.
Fred W. Edmiston, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACOPHONY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cacophony is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cicada Cacophony
This name is given to the insect group because the male cicadas create a cacophony of sound just like crickets. The males call together, with ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
The Who's Tommy, 'A Cacophony of Emotion, Color, Lights and …
It feels like a cacophony of emotion and color and lights and sound coming at you. I think that's what The Who wanted with this piece. «Louisville.com, Jul 15»
3
Laos trek: Hiking in remote mountain villages is still possible despite …
In my homestay, there's neither electricity nor running water, but I sleep soundly and wake at dawn to a cacophony of roosters and pigs. Later ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm Review: Parry King
The character select screen is a cacophony of voices and blaring music, as an announcer bellows overly serious nonsense and multiple ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Upcoming polls to lock in GOP debate field
Fox's decision to further limit the debate to the top 10 candidates — in an effort to avoid a cacophony of voices — makes qualifying for the ... «Politico, Jul 15»
6
The Vyapam scam exposes the underbelly of a criminalised and …
Even as the cacophony over the Vyapam 'killer' scam gets louder, sane people must ask themselves a basic question: why? It is perfectly all ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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I don't care who's on Q&A. But I do care about those we pay to run …
But, if there was a murmur of disquiet about that awful vision being replayed, it was drowned in the politicised cacophony about Zaky and Q&A. «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Dementia for 10 minutes -- Alzheimer's Association offers church …
But what she's hearing through her headphones isn't going to help – it's a cacophony of different sounds. As AL.com columnist Mark McCarter ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
9
The Greek People Have Voted 'No!' to Austerity and Economic …
... a cacophony of doomsaying pundits in Europe, the US and the Greek conservative media all warned the Greek people to “see reason” and to ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
10
Types of People Who Go to Yoga
Yoga class is a varied cacophony of people and personalities, so this is devoted to them — and you, because, honestly, many of us have been ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cacophony [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cacophony>. Apr 2024 ».
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