castrophony

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UK/kæsˈtɹɒfəni/US/kæsˈtɹɑfəni/

noun

The overwhelming sounds of catastrophe.

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Meanings

nouncastrophony (countable and uncountable, plural castrophonies)

plural castrophonies

  1. countableuncountableThe overwhelming sounds of catastrophe.

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

    2005, Gorillaz (Damon Albarn), “Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head”, in Demon Days
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    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.

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

Origin

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

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APA

castrophony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castrophony

MLA

“castrophony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castrophony. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “castrophony,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castrophony.

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