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ACOUSMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acousma mean?
• ACOUSMA (noun)
The noun ACOUSMA has 1 sense:
1. illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
Familiarity information: ACOUSMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
acousma; auditory hallucination
Hypernyms ("acousma" is a kind of...):
hallucination (illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder)
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