parosmia
/pəˈrɑzmiə/
noun
- A condition in which the sense of smell is distorted, causing familiar odors to smell unpleasant or different.
- She was diagnosed with parosmia after noticing that flowers smelled like chemicals.
- Parosmia can last for months and affect a person's appetite.
- Many COVID-19 patients report parosmia, where food smells like garbage.