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All the coordinated physiological responses that the sympathetic nervous system initiates in response to stress or other emergency situations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
اَلْكَرّ أَوْ اَلْفَرّ
(al-karr ʔaw al-farr)
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Chinese Cantonese:
戰鬥或逃跑 /战斗或逃跑
(zin3 dau3 waak6 tou4 paau2)
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Chinese Mandarin:
戰鬥或逃跑 /战斗或逃跑
(zhàndòu huò táopǎo)
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Finnish:
pakene tai taistele -reaktio
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Finnish:
taistele tai pakene -reaktio
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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German:
Kampf oder Flucht
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Hungarian:
vészreakció
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Hungarian:
alarmreakció
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Hungarian:
„harcolj vagy menekülj” reakció
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Hungarian:
„üss vagy fuss” reakció
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Hungarian:
„küzdj vagy fuss” reakció
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Icelandic:
berjast-eða-bregðast
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Indonesian:
respons lawan atau lari
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Malay:
respons lari atau lawan
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Persian:
جنگ و گریز
(jang-o-goriz)
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Persian:
ستیز و گریز
(setiz-o-goriz)
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Portuguese:
lutar ou fugir
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Russian:
бей или беги
(bej ili begi)
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
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Spanish:
luchar o huir
— physiological response to stress or emergency situations
