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Favorite Word—from Interesting Sounds
cacophony
K AE0 K AA1 F AH0 N IY0 : /kəˈkɒfəni/
Noun
A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
[Source: Wiktionary]
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
[Source: WordNet]
I realized I wasn't learning anything new. So I turned to the intertubes where the cacophony is deep and broad, but where, between the extremes of both sides there are sites full of thoughtful discussion and insight, by smart people with inquisitive minds. Link
A cacophony of noise and laughter can be seen from the playgrounds amidst the high rises in San Francisco’s rough-and-tumble Tenderloin district. Link
Once filled with the cacophony of cranes and construction laborers, Dubai today hums to the work of a quieter crowd. Link
His latest tirade against me is a cacophony of inanity. Link
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