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cacophony

noun
🔊/kəˈkɒfəni/
🔊/kəˈkɑːfəni/
 [uncountable, singular] (formal)
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  1. a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds刺耳的嘈杂声Topics Languagec2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French cacophonie, from Greek kakophōnia, from kakophōnos ‘ill-sounding’, from kakos ‘bad’ + phōnē ‘sound’.