#196 cacophony

cacophony- jarring sound, discordant, harsh

- also cacophonous, cacophonic

- from Greek kakos- bad

In my hotel around the corner from this small squarish building of black volcanic stone, I had to put on noise-limiting earphones to block out the clash of cymbals, the blare of foghorns and other insistent cacophony from the square below at night.

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