earsplitting

• Décrit un son extrêmement fort et aigu, souvent au point d'être douloureux ou insupportable.

Describes a sound that is extremely loud and harsh, often to the point of being painful or unbearable.

1. Extremely loudC1informal

   Describes a sound so loud that it can cause temporary hearing loss or severe discomfort.

   assourdissant

   • The earsplitting roar of the jet engine made everyone cover their ears.
   • An earsplitting alarm woke the entire neighborhood.
   • The concert had an earsplitting volume that was painful to endure.

   Synonymesboomingclamorousdeafeningpiercingraucousresoundingstentorianthunderous

   Antonymesfaintgentlehushedlowmuffledquietsoft