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paracusia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
para-cu-sia
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus.

Uncountable

Etymology

From para- + -acusia, alternative form of -acusis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paracusias (plural) paracuses (plural)

Phrases

paracusia acris paracusia duplicata paracusia localis paracusia willisii

Synonyms

auditory hallucination

Questions

What does paracusia mean?
A form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus.
Where does paracusia come from?
From para- + -acusia, alternative form of -acusis.

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