acousma

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noun

An auditory hallucination.

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auditory hallucination
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Meanings

nounacousma (plural acousmas or acousmata)

plural acousmas · plural acousmata

  1. medicineAn auditory hallucination.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounillusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds

Similar
auditory hallucination
Broader
hallucination
Also see
auditory hallucination

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 幻聽 /幻听
  • 幻聽 /幻听 (huàntīng)Translations
Portuguese acusma
  • acusmaTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

acouasm
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APA

acousma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acousma

MLA

“acousma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acousma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acousma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acousma.

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