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dysgeusia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dɪsˈɡuːʒə/
  • /dɪsˈɡuːʒi.ə/
  • /dɪsˈɡjuːzi.ə/
  • rhymes with -uːʒə
  • rhymes with -uːʒiə
  • rhymes with -uːziə

1

noun

Meaning 1

The distortion or loss of the sense of taste; taste disorder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, dys- + Ancient Greek γεῦσις (geûsis, “taste”) + -ia.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: dysgueusie — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • German: Geschmacksstörung — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • German: Dysgeusie — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • Indonesian: disgeusia — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • Italian: disgeusia — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • Japanese: 味覚障害 (mikaku shōgai) — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • Portuguese: disgeusia — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • Romanian: disgeuzie — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • Russian: дисгевзия (disgevzija) — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • Spanish: disgeusia — distortion or loss of sense of taste
  • Ukrainian: дисгевзія (dyshevzija) — distortion or loss of sense of taste