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Epistrixih-pis-triks
n. A disconcerting cluster of endings that all seem to happen at once; a random barrage of departures and closures and divorces and series finales and celebrity deaths, which leaves you anxiously aware that the author of your story seems to be wrapping up an awful lot of loose ends.
Etymology
Ancient Greek éni-(epi-), on top of + botpLé (hystrix), a porcupine. To sit on a porcupine is to feel the pain of too many endings all at once.
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