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castrophony

noun
/kæsˈtɹɒfəni/UK/kæsˈtɹɑfəni/US

Etymology

Blend of catastrophe + cacophony. Originally coined by Damon Albarn (Gorillaz) in his 2005 song Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head.

  1. derived from κακοφωνία
  2. derived from cacophonie
  3. compounded as castrophony — “catastrophe + cacophony”

Definitions

  1. The overwhelming sounds of catastrophe.

    • Then there came a sound, distant at first, that grew into a castrophony so immense, That it could be heard far away in space.
    • I went some paces further into the citadel, and then, as though in a fearful dream, people were running past me, breathless and wild-eyed, and the nearer I drew, the greater the castrophony that boomed from the palace courtyard up ahead.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA