[syriacus]

cacophony

1656, from Gk. kakophonia, from kakophonos "harsh sounding," from kakos "bad, evil" + phone "voice" (see fame). Kako- was a common prefix in Gk., and has often crossed over into Eng., e.g. cacography, the opposite of calligraphy (q.v.).

Etymologists connect it with PIE *kakka- "to defecate."

[america4vr]

Well, I do owe you a sincere apology. I had always thought the word to mean a loud noise, thunderous sound.

So then, please allow me to rephrase my comment.

Now that is downright clever. A well deserved chorus of thunderous applause!

and thank you for the etymological lesson.