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parosmia.

A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈɹɒz.mɪ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈɹɒs-/Received-Pronunciation/pəˈɹɑz.mi.ə/General-American/-ˈɹɑs-/General-American
  1. A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From para- (prefix meaning ‘abnormal’) + -osmia (suffix denoting diseases connected to smelling).

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