paracusis

par·a·cu·sis

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [par-uh-kyoo-sis]
- /ˌpær əˈkyu sɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [par-uh-kyoo-sis]
- /ˌpær əˈkyu sɪs/

Definitions of paracusis word

noun paracusis defective hearing. 1
noun paracusis a hearing disorder 0

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Origin of paracusis

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; par- + Greek ákousis hearing; see acoustic, -sis

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Parts of speech for Paracusis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Paracusis

paracusis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

paracusis usage trend in Literature

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