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noun
- 1. confusion; uproar.
- 2. a hangover; a severe headache resulting from a hangover.
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Katzenjammer (German pronunciation: [ˈkaʦənˌjamɐ]) is a German word literally meaning "cat's wail" (caterwaul) and hence "discordant sound", sometimes used to indicate a general state of depression or bewilderment.
noun. kat· zen· jam· mer ˈkat-sən-ˌja-mər. Synonyms of katzenjammer. 1. : hangover. 2. : distress sense 2. 3. : a discordant clamor. Did you know? Have you ever heard a cat wailing and felt that you could relate? Apparently some hungover German speakers once did.
Katzenjammer definition: the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover.. See examples of KATZENJAMMER used in a sentence.
A katzenjammer is an unpleasantly loud, confused, and dissonant sound. A katzenjammer next door might keep you awake all night and make you cranky all the next day.
1. the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover. 2. uneasiness; anguish; distress. 3. uproar; clamor. His speech produced a public katzenjammer. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition: a hangover The word katzenjammer had been in use for close to a century before it was appropriated as part of the name of an early 20th century
Define katzenjammer. katzenjammer synonyms, katzenjammer pronunciation, katzenjammer translation, English dictionary definition of katzenjammer. n. 1. A loud, discordant noise. 2. A hangover. 3. A state of depression or bewilderment. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...
