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KATZENJAMMER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Loud confused noise from many sources

Synonyms:

brouhaha; hubbub; katzenjammer; uproar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("katzenjammer" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

Synonyms:

hangover; katzenjammer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("katzenjammer" is a kind of...):

discomfort; uncomfortableness (the state of being tense and feeling pain)

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