Word BookShort entry

Katzenjammer

noun/kˈætsəndʒˌæmɚ/

Definition

disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

loud confused noise from many sources

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætsəndʒˌæmɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈatsəndʒˌamə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈatsəndʒˌamə/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈætsəndʒˌæmɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brouhaha hubbub uproar hangover

Word Forms

uproarious

adjective

uncontrollably noisy

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

катценджаммер

неприятные последствия употребления наркотиков (особенно алкоголя)

India

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેટઝેનજામર

દવાઓ (ખાસ કરીને આલ્કોહોલ) ના ઉપયોગથી અસંમત પરિણામો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಟ್ಜೆಂಜಮ್ಮರ್

ಔಷಧಿಗಳ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಆಲ್ಕೋಹಾಲ್) ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದ ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാറ്റ്സെൻജാമർ

മയക്കുമരുന്ന് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മദ്യം) ഉപയോഗത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള അസ്വീകാര്യമായ അനന്തരഫലങ്ങൾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卡岑贾默尔

使用药物（尤其是酒精）带来的不良后果

🇯🇵Japanese

カッツェンジャマー

薬物（特にアルコール）の使用による不快な後遺症

🇰🇷Korean

카첸재머

약물(특히 알코올) 사용으로 인한 불쾌한 후유증

🇹🇭Thai

คัทเซนแจมเมอร์

ผลที่ไม่พึงประสงค์จากการใช้ยา (โดยเฉพาะแอลกอฮอล์)

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

کاتزنجامر

عوارض ناخوشایند استفاده از مواد مخدر (به ویژه الکل)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'katzenjammer'?

The primary meaning of 'katzenjammer' is 'disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'katzenjammer' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'katzenjammer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'katzenjammer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'katzenjammer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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