castrophony

/kæsˈtɹɑfəni/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"And then came a sound, distant first, that grew into 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."

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

castrophonies (plural)

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How do you pronounce castrophony?

The recorded pronunciation is /kæsˈtɹɑfəni/.

What does castrophony mean?

The overwhelming sounds of catastrophe.

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