dysosmia

9.9

A problem with smelling that makes smells weak or wrong

noun
/dɪsˈɑzmiə/

Specialized

: disosmia

After the accident, he developed dysosmia, which made him unable to recognize his favorite perfume.

Examples

The researcher studied how dysosmia affects a person's ability to enjoy food.
The nasal symptom domain score is an unweighted average of Likert scores for the severity of symptoms for nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, and dysosmia.

Academic text (2006)
Patients with dysosmia may perceive smells differently, finding familiar scents unpleasant.

Synonyms

dysomia

vsdysosmia

Specialized

9.9

A reduced or lost ability to smell things

includes distorted smell perception as well as general impairment

parosamia

vsdysosmia

Specialized

9.9

A problem with the sense of smell that makes familiar smells seem wrong or unpleasant

is about impairment more broadly rather than only distortion

hyposmia

vsdysosmia

Specialized

9.9

A reduced sense of smell that is not a complete loss

includes distorted perception as well as reduced sensitivity

olfactory impairment

vsdysosmia

Specialized

7.4

A condition where you cannot smell things like smoke or perfume

applies to both distortion and impairment regardless of cause

Antonyms

smell

605 1.0

A scent you notice with your nose

How Distorted

dysosmia

Specialized

9.9

hyposmia

Specialized

9.9

sense of smell

27 2.8

Surface Forms

dysosmia singular

dysosmias plural

Morphology

dysosmia = dys + osm + ia

The term is composed of medical combining forms ('dys-' = bad/difficult, 'osm-' = smell) plus the noun-forming '-ia'; the elements are clear to those familiar with medical vocabulary but not to average learners, so it's only partly transparent.

Etymology

Dysosmia comes from Greek parts dys- meaning 'bad' or 'difficult', as in dysfunction which means 'not working well', and osm- meaning 'smell'. So, dysosmia is when your sense of smell is poor or changed.