Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noxacusis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nox-a-cu-sis
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin noxa (“harm”) + -acusis.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

hyperacusis acoustic noxious

Questions

What does noxacusis mean?: The painful perception of sounds due to a decreased auditory threshold.
Where does noxacusis come from?: From Latin noxa (“harm”) + -acusis.

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