Home › Words › D › dysacusisdysacusisdysacusis · noun — A hearing impairment characterized by difficulty in processing details of sound due to distortion in frequency or intensity, but not primarily a loss of the ability to perceive sound.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dysacusis ranks #10,186 of 42,870 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom dys- + -acusis.nounA hearing impairment characterized by difficulty in processing details of sound due to distortion in frequency or intensity, but not primarily a loss of the ability to perceive sound.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dysacousia 68% match — Synonym of dysacusis vs dysacusis →dysaudia 63% match — Defective articulation stemming from auditory disability. vs dysacusis →hyperacusis 60% match — A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud noises. vs dysacusis →hyperacusia 59% match — Hyperacusis. vs dysacusis →dysgeusia 59% match — The distortion or loss of the sense of taste; taste disorder. vs dysacusis →hyperacusic 59% match — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperacusis vs dysacusis →presbyacousia 59% match — presbycusis vs dysacusis →dysgeusic 58% match — Of or pertaining to dysgeusia. vs dysacusis →