ear rape

noun

Highly unpleasant or cacophonous sounds or music.

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cacophony
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Meanings

nounear rape (countable and uncountable, plural ear rapes)

plural ear rapes · alternative ear-rape · alternative earrape

  1. derogatoryoffensiveoftenslanguncountableHighly unpleasant or cacophonous sounds or music.

    Synonyms: cacophony

  2. humorousoffensiveoftenslanguncountableAn act of deliberately increasing the volume of the audio of music, often for humorous effect.
  3. countablederogatoryslangAn instance of a highly unpleasant audio or song.
verbear rape (third-person singular simple present ear rapes, present participle ear raping, simple past and past participle ear raped)

present singular third person ear rapes · participle present ear raping · participle past ear raped · past ear raped · alternative ear-rape · alternative earrape

  1. derogatoryoffensiveoftenslangTo be exposed to loud, unpleasant audio.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHighly unpleasant or cacophonous sounds or music.

Similar
cacophony
Also see
cacophony

Origin

From ear + rape, metaphorically referring to an unwanted assault on the listener's ears.

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APA

ear rape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20rape

MLA

“ear rape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20rape. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ear rape,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20rape.

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