Learn English – What do you call the noise(s) that block you from hearing

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I am looking for a particular word to describe absurd noises which block your hearing.

Not so long ago, I was talking to a friend of mine in a public place and we were unable to hear each other well, due to the surrounding voices and noises.

Is there a word that fits this description?

Best Answer

Background noise

In acoustics and specifically in acoustical engineering, background noise or ambient noise is any sound other than the sound being monitored (primary sound). Background noise is a form of noise pollution or interference.

Examples of background noises are environmental noises such as waves, traffic noise, alarms, people talking, bioacoustic noise from animals or birds and mechanical noise from devices such as refrigerators or air conditioning, power supplies or motors.

As you can see from the definition, you can call this block as interference also.

In communications and electronics, especially in telecommunications, interference is anything which alters, modifies, or disrupts a signal as it travels along a channel between a source and a receiver

Example:

We had to put up with loud noise and constant interference from the neighbors.

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