strident

🇺🇸 /ˈstraɪdnt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstraɪdnt/
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adjective
R

A sound that is loud, harsh, and not very pleasant to listen to.

The strident alarm woke everyone up in the building.

R

Being very forceful and determined in expressing your opinions.

She was a strident critic of the new policy.

translation

adj. A sound that is loud, harsh, and not very pleasant to listen to.; Being very forceful and determined in expressing your opinions.