castrophony

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kæsˈtɹɒfəni/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kæsˈtɹɑfəni/

Noun

castrophony (countable and uncountable, plural castrophonies)

1. The overwhelming sounds of catastrophe.
   • 2005, Gorillaz (Damon Albarn), Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head (song):

     Then there came a sound, distant at first, that grew into a castrophony so immense, That it could be heard far away in space.

   • 2016, Paul M.M. Cooper, River of Ink:

     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.

References

• “castrophony”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.