"sensory overload" meaning in All languages combined

See sensory overload on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sensory overload.wav Forms: sensory overloads [plural]
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  1. (psychology, autism, mental health) Receipt of too much information or stimulation at once, leading to an inability to process it. Wikipedia link: sensory overload Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Autism, Mental health, Psychology Related terms: sensory hypersensitivity, information overload Translations (state of being overwhelmed by sensory stimulation): aistiylikuormitus (Finnish), 感覚過負荷 (alt: かんかくかふか, kankaku–ka-fuka) (Japanese)

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