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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesassordante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /as.sorˈdan.te/
"C'era un silenzio assordante prima del temporale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely loud or noisy, to the point of being deafening or painful to the ears.
"The jet engine produced an earsplitting roar as it took off from the runway." - 2
Causing annoyance or distress through excessive, piercing volume.
"She woke up to the earsplitting sound of a car alarm blaring outside her window."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English nouns 'ear' (from Old English 'ēare') and the participle of 'split' (of uncertain origin, possibly Scandinavian). First attested in the early 19th century, the term visually and phonetically conveys the extreme sensation of a sound so loud it feels as though it might fracture one's hearing organs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Earsplitting" is said worldwide
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assourdissant
Transliteration: /a.suʁ.di.sɑ̃/
"Le bruit de l'explosion était assourdissant."
ohrenbetäubend
Transliteration: /ˈoːʁənbəˌtɔɪ̯bn̩t/
"Der Lärm der Maschinen war ohrenbetäubend."
assordante
Transliteration: /as.sorˈdan.te/
"C'era un silenzio assordante prima del temporale."
ensordecedor
Transliteration: /en.sor.de.seˈðoɾ/
"El trueno fue ensordecedor."
ensurdecedor
Transliteration: /ẽ.suɾ.de.seˈdoɾ/
"O grito foi ensurdecedor."
कान के पर्दे फाड़ने वाला
Transliteration: kaan ke parde faadne wala
"पटाखों की आवाज़ कान के पर्दे फाड़ने वाली थी।"
震耳欲聋
Transliteration: zhèn ěr yù lóng
"会场里爆发出一阵震耳欲聋的掌声。"
귀가 찢어지는 듯한
Transliteration: guiga jjij-eojineun deushan
"천둥 소리가 귀가 찢어지는 듯했다."
耳をつんざくような
Transliteration: mimi o tsunzaku yō na
"耳をつんざくような爆発音が鳴り響いた。"
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