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sensory overload

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
sen-so-ry over-load
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

sensory overloads (plural)

Phrases

sensory hypersensitivity information overload

Frequently Paired Words

sensory hypersensitivity information overload

Questions

What does sensory overload mean?
Receipt of too much information or stimulation at once, leading to an inability to process it.

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