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diplacusis

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Hearing the same sound at different pitches in each ear

noun
/ˌdɪpləˈkjuːsɪs/

Specialized

: diplacusia

Musicians with diplacusis may struggle to play in tune because each ear hears a different pitch.

Examples

Doctors diagnosed her with diplacusis after she reported that voices sounded out of tune.
Many patients with diplacusis report difficulty in understanding speech.
After his ear infection, he noticed symptoms of diplacusis when listening to music.
He was diagnosed with diplacusis last year.
Musicians with diplacusis may struggle to play in tune because each ear hears a different pitch.
After his ear infection, he noticed symptoms of diplacusis when listening to music.
Doctors diagnosed her with diplacusis after she reported that voices sounded out of tune.

Surface Forms

diplacusis singular

diplacusises plural

Morphology

diplacusis = dipla + cusis

Formed from Greek combining forms meaning 'double' + 'hearing' (dipla- + -cusis), but these technical combining forms are not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

The word diplacusis comes from Greek parts diplo- 'double' and -acusis 'hearing', like the word acoustic, so it literally means 'double hearing' and explains when each ear hears the same sound at a different pitch.