ˈkatsənˌjamə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, from katzen (plural of katze cat, from Old High German kazza ) + jammer distress, misery, from Old High German jāmar, from jāmar, adjective, sad; akin to Old English geōmor sad, Old Saxon jāmar — more at cat
1. : the nausea, headache, and debility that often follow dissipation or drunkenness : hangover
asking you what you prescribe for a slight case of katzenjammer — Malcolm Lowry
2. : distress, depression, or confusion resembling that caused by a hangover
forgetting the spiritual katzenjammers from which men of culture periodically suffer in new … countries — New Republic
3. : a discordant clamor
during all this katzenjammer , divers … have been reconnoitering around the craft to learn the identity of its owner — S.J.Perelman