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deer in the headlight syndrome

deer in the headlight syndrome noun: a state of mental paralysis caused by anxiety, fear, panic, etc.

Noun

deer in the headlight syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A state of mental paralysis caused by anxiety, fear, panic, etc.

Origin of deer in the headlight syndrome

From deer in the headlights + syndrome.

Questions about deer in the headlight syndrome

What does deer in the headlight syndrome mean?
Deer in the headlight syndrome means a state of mental paralysis caused by anxiety, fear, panic, etc.
What part of speech is deer in the headlight syndrome?
Deer in the headlight syndrome is a noun.

Words near deer in the headlight syndrome in the dictionary

  1. deer fly fever
  2. Deer gun
  3. Deer guns
  4. deer horn knife
  5. deer horn knives
  6. deer in the headlight syndrome
  7. deer in the headlights
  8. Deer Island
  9. Deer Isle
  10. deer ked
  11. deer keds

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