pseudosynesthesia

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pseudo- +‎ synesthesia

Noun[edit]

pseudosynesthesia (uncountable)

  1. A condition resembling synesthesia that is not true synesthesia.
    • 2007, Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain:
      In order to distinguish true synesthesia from pseudosynesthesia, for example, they have devised tests that only a genuine synesthete can "pass."