sensory overload

noun

Receipt of too much information or stimulation at once, leading to an inability to process it.

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Meanings

nounsensory overload (countable and uncountable, plural sensory overloads)

plural sensory overloads

  1. countableuncountableautism; mental health; autism; mental healthhuman sciencesReceipt of too much information or stimulation at once, leading to an inability to process it.

Translations

Finnish aistiylikuormitus
  • aistiylikuormitusstate of being overwhelmed by sensory stimulation
German Reizüberflutung
  • Reizüberflutungstate of being overwhelmed by sensory stimulation
Japanese 感覚過負荷
  • 感覚過負荷state of being overwhelmed by sensory stimulation
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APA

sensory overload. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensory%20overload

MLA

“sensory overload.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensory%20overload. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensory overload,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensory%20overload.

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