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acouasm

[ uh-koo-az-uhm, ak-oo-az- ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. a nonverbal auditory hallucination, as a ringing or hissing.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of acouasm1

From Greek ákou(sma) “something heard” ( akous-, stem of akoúein “to hear” + -ma resultative noun suffix) + -asm as in enthusiasm, orgasm, etc.

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