HyperDic: hyperacusia

English > 1 sense of the word hyperacusia:
NOUNstatehyperacusia, hyperacusis, auditory hyperesthesiaabnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism
English > hyperacusia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAbnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels.
Synonymshyperacusis, auditory hyperesthesia
Broaderhearing impairment, hearing disorderimpairment of the sense of hearing
Spanishhiperacusia
Catalanhiperacúsia

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