Word Definition

[lindamazzo]

Hi. I am looking for a grammatical term for words that sound unpleasant, awkward, or hard to pronounce.

Thanks.

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, Linda.:-D

I don't there is such a term. It's not clear what you mean by 'awkward'.

 

[GoesStation]

The opposite of your word would be euphonic. I guess you could write "uneuphonic".

 

[SoothingDave]

Cacaphony is a word to describe unpleasant sounds. By extension, one could coin the word "cacaphonic." However, just because it's unpleasant to hear doesn't make it awkward to pronounce.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Other possibilities include discordant and dissonant.

 

[kilroy65]

One of my professors of English once used the phrase "phonetically abrasive word" but I think it's a figurative expression rather than a grammatical term.