"sensory overload" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sensory overloads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sensory overload (countable and uncountable, plural sensory overloads)
  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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