cacophrenic

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adjective

Of inferior mind or intellect.

Opposite
aristophrenic
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Meanings

adjectivecacophrenic (comparative more cacophrenic, superlative most cacophrenic)

comparative more cacophrenic · superlative most cacophrenic

  1. rareOf inferior mind or intellect.

    Two of the zipsuited chims' faces bore the stigmata of failed genetic meddling—mottled, cacophrenic features or the blinking, forever-puzzled look of a cross-wired brain—embarrassing reminders that Uplift was an awkward process, not without its price.

    1987, David Brin, The Uplift War (Uplift series; 3), New York, NY: Bantam Books, published 1995, →ISBN, page 165

    Antonyms: aristophrenic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf inferior mind or intellect.

Opposite
aristophrenic

Origin

From caco- + phrenic.

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APA

cacophrenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacophrenic

MLA

“cacophrenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacophrenic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cacophrenic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacophrenic.

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