cacophonie

French

Etymology

from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακόφωνος (kakóphōnos), from κακός (kakós) + φωνή (phōnḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.kɔ.fɔ.ni/
• Rhymes: -i
• Homophone: cacophonies

Noun

cacophonie f (plural cacophonies)

1. cacophony

Antonyms

• euphonie

Further reading

• “cacophonie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.