stridency

🇺🇸 /ˈstraɪdənsi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstraɪdənsi/
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Tags RARE
noun
R

being very forceful and demanding

The stridency of his demands made everyone uncomfortable.

R

being very loud and harsh

The stridency of the alarm made it hard to ignore.

translation

n. being very forceful and demanding; being very loud and harsh

Word Forms

Plural stridencies