Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cacophony

Cacophony , noun

[Greek {not transcribed}; kako`s bad + {not transcribed} sound: compare French Cacophonie.]

1.
(Rhetoric) An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables.
Cacophonies of all kinds. — Pope
2.
(Music) A combination of discordant sounds.
3.
(Medicine) An unhealthy state of the voice.