flooding

[ fluhd-ing ]
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noun
  1. a form of psychotherapy in which the patient receives abrupt and intense, rather than gradual, exposure to a fear-producing situation.

Origin of flooding

1
1665–75, for sense “flood”; see flood + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for flooding

flooding

/ (ˈflʌdɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the submerging of land under water, esp due to heavy rain, a lake or river overflowing, etc

  2. pathol excessive bleeding from the uterus, as following childbirth

  1. psychol a method of eliminating anxiety in a given situation, by exposing a person to the situation until the anxiety subsides

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