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non-verbal leaks

non-verbal leaks is the plural of non-verbal leak.

Meaning of non-verbal leak

Noun

non-verbal leak (plural non-verbal leaks)

  1. A repetitive, patterned movement from the shoulders up, reflecting an unresolved perceived trauma and manifesting an old decision or strategy from the past.
    • (2) more able to control affective expression and inhibit non-verbal leaks;1988, Richard W. Byrne, Andrew Whiten, Machiavellian intelligence: social expertise and the evolution of intellect in monkeys, apes, and humans, Clarendon Press, page 247

Questions about non-verbal leaks

What is non-verbal leaks the plural of?
Non-verbal leaks is the plural of non-verbal leak.

Words near non-verbal leaks in the dictionary

  1. non-vegetarianism
  2. non-velar
  3. non-venomous
  4. non-verbal
  5. non-verbal leak
  6. non-verbal leaks
  7. non-verbals
  8. non-viable
  9. non-violence
  10. non-violent
  11. non-virtual

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