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Meaning of acoustic shock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The symptoms that can be caused by unexpected loud sounds (an acoustic incident) received through a telephone headset.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“More than 1,000 people working in call⟳ centres across Britain are thought to have⟳ suffered the effects of acoustic shock⟳, a little-known hearing condition triggered when people are exposed to a loud and unexpected noise.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

acoustic traveltime acoustica Acoustical acoustical engineering Acoustically Acoustician

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