fight-or-flight
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adjective
- Relating to the instinctive physiological response to a threatening situation, which prepares one to either fight or flee.
- Relating to a situation that requires an immediate response to either confront or avoid a threat.
noun
- The instinctive physiological response to a threatening situation, which prepares one to either fight or flee.
- The instinctive physiological response to a threatening situation, which prepares one to either fight or flee.
- A physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.