Added 10 October 2026
cacophonic
/kəˈkɒfənɪk/ adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cacophonic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Having an unpleasant sound.
as cacophonous as a henyard
Origin
From Ancient Greek κακόφωνος (kakóphōnos) + -ic, after euphonic. By surface analysis, caco- + -phonic.
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