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Katzenjammer.

dejection, frustration, depression

12 characters4 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkatsənjamɐ/

  1. dejection, frustration, depression

    masculine · no-plural · strong

  2. hangover

    dated · masculine · no-plural · strong

  3. caterwaul; yowling of a cat

    masculine · no-plural · obsolete · strong
Where this word comes from

Katze (“cat”) + -n- + Jammer (“wailing; lamentation”). According to one source, the “hangover” sense derives from earlier Kotzen-Jammer (literally “puke-misery”).

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