Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cacophony

2 senses of cacophony

Sense 1
blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din -- (a loud harsh or strident noise)
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Sense 2
cacophony -- (loud confusing disagreeable sounds)
       => dissonance -- (disagreeable sounds)