parosmia

American  

[puh-roz-mee-uh] / pəˈrɒz mi ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.

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parosmia British  

/ pæˈrɒzmɪə /

noun

1. any disorder of the sense of smell

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Etymology

Origin of parosmia

1815–25; par- + Greek osm ( ḗ ) smell + -ia

Example Sentences

Some people also have a distorted sense of smell, a condition known as parosmia, or perceive odors that aren't there, known as phantosmia.

From Salon

"They often feel they are living at arms length from the joy and closeness of the holiday season," she says - adding that smell disorders like parosmia are associated with anxiety and depression.

From BBC

"Now, I try to think of my parosmia as an allergy and I have learned to live with it."

From BBC

She developed parosmia in February 2021, three months after catching coronavirus and losing her sense of smell.

From BBC

Parosmia is essentially a distorted sense of smell.

From BBC