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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAsmr
/ˌeɪ.ɛs.ɛmˈɑːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A feeling of well-being combined with a tingle in the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine, elicited by various sound or visual stimuli.
"Many people watch online videos featuring whispering and gentle tapping to trigger asmr and help them fall asleep." - 2
A genre of audio or video content specifically designed to induce this relaxed, tingling sensation in the viewer or listener.
"She produces relaxing asmr content on her YouTube channel every week."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated as an initialism for 'autonomous sensory meridian response', coined in 2010 by Jennifer Allen to describe a previously unnamed physiological phenomenon. It transitioned rapidly from online forum nomenclature into mainstream lexicography as digital media dedicated to the sensation proliferated worldwide.
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réponse automatique des méridiens sensoriels
Transliteration: ʁepɔs otɔmatik de meʁidjɛ̃ sɑ̃sɔʁjɛl
"Beaucoup écoutent des vidéos asmr pour se détendre le soir."
autonome sensorielle Meridianreaktion
Transliteration: aʊtoˈnoːmə zɛnsoˈʁiːlɪsʧə meˈʁiːdi̯aːnʁeakˈtsi̯oːn
"Entspannende asmr-Videos sind im Internet sehr beliebt."
risposta autonoma del meridiano sensoriale
Transliteration: risˈposta auˈtɔnoma del meriˈdiano sensoriˈale
"Guarda i video asmr per rilassarsi prima di dormire."
respuesta sensorial meridiana autónoma
Transliteration: resˈpuest̪a sensoˈɾial meɾiˈðjana auˈtonoma
"Los videos de asmr le ayudan a conciliar el sueño."
resposta sensorial meridiana autônoma
Transliteration: ʁisˈpɔstɐ sẽsoˈɾjaw meɾiˈdʒɐnɐ awˈtõnomɐ
"Ela gosta de ouvir sons de asmr para relaxar."
स्वायत्त संवेदी मध्याह्न प्रतिक्रिया
Transliteration: swāyatt samvedī madhyāhna pratikriyā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"तनाव कम करने के लिए लोग asmr वीडियो देखते हैं।"
自发性知觉经络反应
Transliteration: zì fā xìng zhī jué jīng luò fǎn yìng
Script: 中文汉字
"许多人通过收听asmr音频来舒缓压力。"
자율 감각 쾌락 반응
Transliteration: jayul gamgak kwaelak baneung
Script: 한국어 한글
"잠을 자기 전에 asmr 방송을 듣는 사람들이 많다."
自律神経絶頂反応
Transliteration: jiritsu shinkei zecchō hannō
Script: 日本語
"リラックスするためにasmrの動画を視聴します。"
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