Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acoustic shock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: acous-tic shock
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The symptoms that can be caused by unexpected loud sounds (an acoustic incident) received through a telephone headset.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"More than 1,000 people working in call centres across Britain are thought to have suffered the effects of acoustic shock, a little-known hearing condition triggered when people are exposed to a loud and unexpected noise."

Usage

Inflected Forms

acoustic shocks (plural)

Questions

What does acoustic shock mean?: The symptoms that can be caused by unexpected loud sounds (an acoustic incident) received through a telephone headset.

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