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psychic numbing

psychic numbing noun: the tendency for individuals or societies to withdraw attention from traumatic past experiences or future threats with major consequences but low probability.

Noun

psychic numbing (uncountable)

  1. The tendency for individuals or societies to withdraw attention from traumatic past experiences or future threats with major consequences but low probability.

Questions about psychic numbing

What does psychic numbing mean?
Psychic numbing means the tendency for individuals or societies to withdraw attention from traumatic past experiences or future threats with major consequences but low probability.
What part of speech is psychic numbing?
Psychic numbing is a noun.

Words near psychic numbing in the dictionary

  1. psychic bid
  2. psychic bids
  3. psychic death
  4. psychic deaths
  5. psychic driving
  6. psychic numbing
  7. psychic photography
  8. psychic prayer
  9. psychic prayers
  10. psychic surgeon
  11. psychic surgeons

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