Dissonant
Dissonant adjective - Marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds.
Screechy and dissonant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screechy" instead an adjective "Dissonant".
Nearby Word: dissonance
Screechy
Screechy adjective - Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.
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Dissonant and screechy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dissonant" instead an adjective "Screechy".
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- Signature Style: Dissonant riffs overlapping with avant-garde-style music that happens to be loud and screechy to obtain a sound of uniqueness.
Source: Music / Gorguts - Oddly enough, Muppet Babies features one of these in its ending credits theme: the very last part where Spider-Man jumps down onto the Marvel logo segues from the cheery instrumental theme to a dissonant, screechy horn.
Source: Last Note Nightmare
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