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cocktail party effect

cocktail party effect noun: the ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.

Noun

cocktail party effect (plural cocktail party effects)

  1. The ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.

Forms of cocktail party effect

pluralcocktail party effects

Origin of cocktail party effect

Suggesting a party where many groups of people are talking at the same time.

Questions about cocktail party effect

What does cocktail party effect mean?
Cocktail party effect means the ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.
What part of speech is cocktail party effect?
Cocktail party effect is a noun.
What is the plural of cocktail party effect?
The plural of cocktail party effect is cocktail party effects.

Words near cocktail party effect in the dictionary

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  8. cocktail party graph
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  10. cocktail peanut
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