Definition
A harsh, jarring, or discordant sound or combination of sounds, especially one created unintentionally in verse or speech.
Etymology
From Greek 'kakos' (bad) and 'emphatos' (sounding in), coined during classical rhetoric to describe unfortunate phonetic combinations. It literally means 'bad sounding' and was used by Greek and Roman writers to identify clumsy language.
Kelly Says
Ancient poets and orators were so obsessed with how words sounded together that they invented a specific term to shame bad sound combinations—'cacemphaton' is basically a linguistic roast.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካሴምፓትን
ka-se-m-pa-ˈtin
ARالعربية
كاسيمبفاتون
ka-si-m-fa-ta-ˈton
BNবাংলা
ক্যাসেম্পাটন
ka-se-m-pa-ta-ˈton
CACatalà
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
CSČeština
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
DADansk
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
DEDeutsch
Cacemphaton
tsa-ˈt͡ʃɛm-fa-ˈton
ELΕλληνικά
κασεμπατόν
ka-sem-pa-ˈton
ESEspañol
cacemphatón
ka-ˈθɛm-fa-ˈton
FAفارسی
کاسیمپاتون
ka-si-m-pa-ta-ˈton
FISuomi
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
FRFrançais
cacemphaton
ka-sɛm-fa-ˈton
GUGU
કેસેમ્પાટન
ke-sem-pa-ta-ˈn
HAHA
kasemphaton
ka-sem-fa-ˈton
HEעברית
קאצ'מפאתון
ka-ˈt͡ʃi-m-fa-ta-ˈton
HIहिन्दी
कैसेम्पफाटन
ka-ise-m-pa-fa-ta-ˈton
HUMagyar
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
IDBahasa Indonesia
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
IGIG
kasemphaton
ka-sem-fa-ˈton
ITItaliano
cacemphaton
ka-ˈt͡ʃɛm-fa-ˈton
JA日本語
カセンプファトン
ka-sen-fa-ton
KKKK
қасемпхатон
qa-sem-pha-ta-ˈton
KMKM
កាសេមផាតុន
ka-se-m-pha-ˈtu-n
KO한국어
카세 Empathy ton
ka-se-em-pa-ti-ton
MRMR
कॅसेम्पफाटन
ka-se-m-pa-fa-ta-ˈton
MSBahasa Melayu
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
MYမြန်မာ
ကစမ္ပါတွန်
ka-sem-pa-ta-ˈton
NLNederlands
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
NONorsk
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
PAPA
ਕੈਸੇਂਪਫਾਟਨ
ka-se-m-pa-fa-ta-ˈton
PLPolski
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
PTPortuguês
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
RORomână
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
RUРусский
кацемпатон
kat͡sɛm-pa-ˈton
SVSvenska
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
SWKiswahili
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
TAதமிழ்
காசேம்ப்பாட்டன்
ka-se-m-pa-ta-ˈton
TEతెలుగు
కాసేంప్ఫాటన్
ka-se-m-pa-fa-ta-ˈton
THไทย
คาเซมพาตอน
kha-sem-pa-ˈton
TLTL
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
TRTürkçe
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
UKУкраїнська
кацемпатон
ka-ˈt͡sɛm-pa-ˈton
URاردو
کاسیمپھاتون
ka-si-m-fa-ta-ˈton
VITiếng Việt
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton
YOYO
kàsemfàtọ́n
ka-sem-fa-ˈtoːn
ZH中文
卡塞姆法顿
kǎ sè mǔ fǎ dùn
ZUZU
cacemphaton
ka-ˈsɛm-fa-ˈton