| cacophony definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | bad noise | 150 sets |
| 2 | harsh sounds | 84 sets |
| 3 | loud confusing disagreeable sounds | 82 sets |
| 4 | harsh, jarring noise | 57 sets |
| 5 | harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance | 43 sets |
| 6 | harsh sound | 41 sets |
| 7 | discordant, unpleasant noise | 40 sets |
| 8 | harsh or discordant sound | 35 sets |
| 9 | noise | 30 sets |
| 10 | tremendous noise, disharmonious sound | 28 sets |
| 11 | jarring, unpleasant noise | 26 sets |
| 12 | discordant loud noises | 26 sets |
| 13 | harsh discordance of sound | 26 sets |
| 14 | a loud harsh or strident noise | 21 sets |
| 15 | a jarring, unpleasant noise | 21 sets |
| 16 | unpleasant noise | 21 sets |
| 17 | a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones. | 19 sets |
| 18 | an unpleasant combination of loud, often jarring, sounds | 17 sets |
| 19 | a harsh clashing sound | 17 sets |
| 20 | grating, inharmonious sounds | 16 sets |
| 21 | harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds | 16 sets |
| 22 | harsh discordance of sound; dissonance | 15 sets |
| 23 | harsh-sounding mixture of words voices or sounds | 14 sets |
| 24 | n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones. | 14 sets |
| 25 | harsh, non-melodic, unpleasant sounding arrangement of words | 14 sets |
| 26 | n. a harsh, jarring sound | 13 sets |
| 27 | harsh clashing sound | 13 sets |
| 28 | a harsh sound | 13 sets |
| 29 | harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work | 12 sets |
| 30 | a harsh jarring sound, discord | 12 sets |
| 31 | harsh, discordant sounds | 11 sets |
| 32 | discord; harsh sound | 11 sets |
| 33 | (n.) - noise, discordant sound | 11 sets |
| 34 | harsh or unpleasant sound | 10 sets |
| 35 | a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds | 10 sets |
| 36 | grating, inharmonious sounds. | 10 sets |
| 37 | harsh sounding | 10 sets |
| 38 | harsh, jarring sound; noise | 10 sets |
| 39 | harsh joining of sounds | 10 sets |
| 40 | jarring, discordant sound | 9 sets |