Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cocktail party deafness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: cock-tail -par-ty deaf-ness
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability to focus one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.

Uncountable

Etymology

See cocktail party effect.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cocktail party deafness mean?: The inability to focus one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.
Where does cocktail party deafness come from?: See cocktail party effect.

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