teen·ni·tus

teen·ni·tus
Pronunciation: \ˈtēn-ˈnī-təs\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tene, from Old English tēona injury, grief; akin to Old Norse tjōn loss, damage. Latin, ringing, tinnitus, from tinnire to ring, of imitative origin
Date: 13th century, 1843
1: a sensation of noise (as a ringing or roaring) that is caused by a bodily condition (as a disturbance of the auditory nerve) and typically is of the subjective form, due to the loud singing of teenage girls (or their boyfriends calling on the the home phone at 1:30AM...). archaic: misery, affliction caused by persons in their teen years