dysacusis

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noun

A hearing impairment characterized by difficulty in processing details of sound due to distortion in frequency or intensity, but not primarily a loss of the ability to perceive sound.

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Meanings

noundysacusis (countable and uncountable, plural dysacuses)

plural dysacuses

  1. countableuncountableA hearing impairment characterized by difficulty in processing details of sound due to distortion in frequency or intensity, but not primarily a loss of the ability to perceive sound.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dysacousia

Origin

From dys- + -acusis.

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APA

dysacusis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysacusis

MLA

“dysacusis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysacusis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysacusis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysacusis.

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