sensory overload

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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.

Related terms

• sensory hypersensitivity

Translations

state of being overwhelmed by sensory stimulation

• Finnish: aistiylikuormitus
• Japanese: 感覚過負荷 (かんかくかふか, kankaku–ka-fuka)

See also

• information overload