Meaning & Definition of Noise in English

1. Sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

• "He enjoyed the street noises"

• "They heard indistinct noises of people talking"

• "During the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

2. The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality

• Sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• "Modern music is just noise to me"

3. Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

4. A loud outcry of protest or complaint

• "The announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"

• "Whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could"

5. Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks

• "All the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"

6. The quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

1. Emit a noise