castrophony

noun /kæsˈtɹɒfəni/

1. The overwhelming sounds of catastrophe.

   countable, uncountable

   And then came a sound, distant first, that grew into castrophony so immense that it could be heard far away in space.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry castrophony (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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