noxacusis

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noun

The painful perception of sounds due to a decreased auditory threshold.

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Meanings

nounnoxacusis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe painful perception of sounds due to a decreased auditory threshold.

Origin

From Latin noxa (“harm”) + -acusis.

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APA

noxacusis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noxacusis

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“noxacusis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noxacusis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noxacusis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noxacusis.

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