a state where our senses are overwhelmed by stimuli where a person is unable to process and respond to all of them. See communication overload; information overload; stimulus overload.
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SENSORY OVERLOAD," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sensory-overload/ (accessed January 6, 2021).