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fight or flight

fight or flight is the alternative form of fight-or-flight.

Meaning of fight-or-flight

Noun

fight-or-flight (uncountable)

  1. All the coordinated physiological responses that the sympathetic nervous system initiates in response to stress or other emergency situations.

Questions about fight or flight

What is fight or flight the alternative form of?
Fight or flight is the alternative form of fight-or-flight.

Words near fight or flight in the dictionary

  1. fight like cats and dogs
  2. fight me
  3. fight off
  4. fight one's corner
  5. fight one's guts out
  6. fight or flight
  7. fight out
  8. fight shy
  9. fight song
  10. fight songs
  11. fight stick

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