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coping strategy

coping strategy noun: a conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.

Noun

coping strategy (plural coping strategies)

  1. A conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.

Synonyms of coping strategy

Forms of coping strategy

pluralcoping strategies

Questions about coping strategy

What does coping strategy mean?
Coping strategy means a conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.
What part of speech is coping strategy?
Coping strategy is a noun.
What is the plural of coping strategy?
The plural of coping strategy is coping strategies.

Words near coping strategy in the dictionary

  1. coping saw
  2. coping saws
  3. coping stone
  4. coping stones
  5. coping strategies
  6. coping strategy
  7. coping with
  8. coping-stone
  9. coping-stones
  10. Copinger
  11. copinglink

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