Home › Words › O › overmaskingovermaskingovermasking · noun — the masking of a sound in one ear by a sound in the other.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom over- + masking.nounThe masking of a sound in one ear by a sound in the otherDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.earedness 56% match — The condition or tendency to hear with one ear more than the other. vs overmasking →dichotic 54% match — That stimulates each ear with a different pitch or loudness vs overmasking →interaural 54% match — Describing the differences between the reception of sound (especially timing and intensity) by each ear vs overmasking →monotic 51% match — Relating to, or employing a single ear vs overmasking →earmuffed 51% match — Wearing earmuffs. vs overmasking →alloacusis 51% match — A symptom of hemispatial neglect characterized by the mislocalization of auditory stimuli. vs overmasking →binaurality 50% match — The condition of being binaural. vs overmasking →overnoise 49% match — To overpower with noise. vs overmasking →