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Definition of: cacophonous
(kə·kof′ə·nəs) adjective
1. Having a harsh, discordant, disagreeable sound: opposed to euphonious.
2. Music Discordant; dissonant: opposed to harmonious. Also cac·o·phon·ic (kak′ə·fon′ik) or ·i·cal
—ca·coph′o·nous·ly, cac′o·phon′i·cal·ly adverb
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