phonophobia

phonophobia
Morbid fear of one's own voice, or of any sound. [phono- + G. phobos, fear]

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pho·no·pho·bia .fō-nə-'fō-bē-ə n pathological fear of sound or of speaking aloud

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n.
excessive sensitivity to certain specific sounds. See hyperacusis, misophonia.

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pho·no·pho·bia (fo″no-foґbe-ə) [phono- + -phobia] irrational fear of sounds or of speaking aloud.

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  • Phonophobia — (also called ligyrophobia) is a fear of loud sounds. It can also mean a fear of voices, or a fear of one s own voice. [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/phonophobia] May also be related to, cause/caused by, or confused with hyperacusis ,… …   Wikipedia

  • phonophobia — by 1970, from PHONO (Cf. phono ) + PHOBIA (Cf. phobia) …   Etymology dictionary

  • phonophobia — noun An unusual fear of sounds, especially of ones own voice …   Wiktionary

  • phonophobia —    see hyperacusis …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • phonophobia — fear of noise or of speaking aloud Phobias …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • phonophobia — pho·no·pho·bia …   English syllables

  • phonophobia — n. excessive sensitivity to certain specific sounds. See: hyperacusis, misophonia …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • phonophobia — 1. The fear of sound 2. The fear of speaking to an audience …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • phonophobia — noun a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice • Syn: ↑acousticophobia • Hypernyms: ↑simple phobia * * * ˌfōnəˈfōbēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from phon + phobia : patho …   Useful english dictionary

  • фонофобия — (phonophobia; фоно + фобия) см. Акустикофобия …   Большой медицинский словарь

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