megaphonia

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noun

The condition of excessive shouting or raising the voice.

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Meanings

nounmegaphonia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe condition of excessive shouting or raising the voice.

    His initial symptom was megaphonia — a tendency to bellow and raise his voice — which was followed by the development of grunting, and a tendency to clench and grind the teeth.

    1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Origin

From mega- + -phonia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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