Learn English meaning of ‘misophonia’

Date: Aug 02 2017

Intro

There is something that irritates everybody. Maybe, you hate certain sounds. What about the sound of heavy breathing? Or the sound of lips smacking while people are chewing? You may have something called misophonia.

People who have misophonia may feel stressed, irritated, or enraged by the sound of smacking, chewing, breathing, or yawning. They may feel that people making these sounds are rude and don’t have any manners.

Vocab

heavy breathing expr.

Definition

Example He had heavy breathing after his very long run.

smack v.

Definition

Example They smack their lips because they enjoy their food.

chew v.

Definition

Example This meat is tough. I can hardly chew it.

rude adj.

Definition

Example That guy is so rude! He picks his toes in public.

manners n.

Definition

Example My, you have excellent table manners for a 5-year-old.

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What irritates you the most? Do you know anyone who has misophonia?

Comments

ola3

Ukraine

What irritates me most. Sorry, but I don’t like when people fart in public. It’s disgusting. I don’t think I can be diagnized with misophonia after this :) Some people just don’t care, I wonder why they do this, it’s so offputting.

samkang

South Korea

yes i do. i know someone who has misophonia. that’s me.
i hate the sound that someone talks on the
phone. especially in the subway, bus and most of public spaces.
i always think like this. ‘why do people talk on the phone beside me?’
i know this is misophonia. because i’m not base station or antenna

hermitlady

China

I can understand Romeo extremely . I have the same feeling when I encountered the same situation . and I have been suffered for a long time.

There is a workmate who was sitting in front of me, whose seat are close me in all my colleagues. Now I hate this person very much and don’t want to say a word with him.

He has many tricks. The biggest tricks I can’t endure are drinking hot water and phoning .

Every morning ,he can pick up a cup of boiling water, and draw it with mouth at once. Do you have the experiences of drinking the boiling water ? that will be a loud sound from mouth because of the burning hot. I hate it extremely. Do you imagine that there was suddenly a loud sound from mouth because of the burning hot in the morning when all office was very quiet? Every day, every day. many times I wanted to throw something to him brutally or cruelly.

I become more and more hating this person.

Then he usually phone privately with loud voice in office at anytime in working time. his tricks affected me seriously .

Now his voice irritates me easily. I don’t want to hear his voice no matter what is about.

whether do I have misophonia?