Noise

noun
nɔɪz

Noun

  • the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

    modern music is just noise to me

    Type of:Sound
  • a loud outcry of protest or complaint

    the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise

    whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could

    Type of:YellCallOutcry
  • 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

    Type of:Sound
  • incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks

    all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say

    Type of:Incomprehensibility
  • electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

    Similar:DisturbanceInterference
    Type of:Trouble
  • the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

    Similar:HaphazardnessRandomnessStochasticity
    Type of:UnregularityIrregularity

Verb

  • emit a noise

    Similar:Resound
    Type of:SoundGo

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