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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典
 ca·coph·o·ny /-ni/
 不愉快的音調,不協和音,雜音
From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 Ca·coph·o·ny n.; pl. Cacophonies
 1. Rhet. An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables. Cacophonies of all kinds.”
 2. Mus. A combination of discordant sounds.
 3. Med. An unhealthy state of the voice.
 
From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 cacophony
      n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring, clamor,
            din]
      2: loud confusing disagreeable sounds