acouasm
[
uh
-
koo
-az-
uh
m,
ak
-oo-az-]
/əˈku æz əm, ˈæk uˌæz-/
noun
,
Psychiatry.
1.
a nonverbal auditory hallucination, as a ringing or hissing.
Also,
acoasm
,
acousma
.
Origin
<
Greek
ákou
(
sma
) something heard (
akous-,
stem of
akoúein
to hear +
-ma
resultative noun suffix) +
-asm
as in
enthusiasm
,
orgasm
, etc.