katzenjammer

kat·zen·jam·mer

noun \ˈkat-sən-ˌja-mər\

Definition of KATZENJAMMER

1

: hangover

2

: distress 2

3

: a discordant clamor

Examples of KATZENJAMMER

1. <traffic was all tied up, the kids were fighting, and in the midst of all this katzenjammer, the phone rang>

Origin of KATZENJAMMER

German, from Katze cat + Jammer distress

First Known Use: 1849

Related to KATZENJAMMER

Synonyms: babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, bruit [archaic], cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, decibel(s), din, discordance, noise, racket, rattle, roar

Antonyms: quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

Related Words: discord, dissonance; commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar; clatter, jangle; bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash

Near Antonyms: calm, hush, lull; quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

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Rhymes with KATZENJAMMER

monogrammer, ninnyhammer, Rotterdammer, water hammer, yellowhammer