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Cacophony

Description

Cacophony refers to a harsh, jarring, or unpleasant mixture of sounds. It can also be used to describe a discordant or chaotic situation.

Examples

• The noisy construction site created a cacophony of drilling, hammering, and shouting.
• The orchestra's performance was a cacophony of out-of-tune instruments and missed cues.
• In a society where everyone speaks at once, it is difficult to listen to individual voices amidst the cacophony.
• The bustling marketplace was filled with a cacophony of vendors shouting their prices and customers bargaining.
• The loud argument between the two politicians turned the press conference into a cacophony of accusations and insults.

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