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单词 catastrophize
释义

catastrophize

[ kuh-tas-truh-fahyz ]
/ kəˈtæs trəˌfaɪz /

verb (used with or without object), ca·tas·tro·phized, ca·tas·tro·phiz·ing.

to view or talk about (an event or situation) as worse than it actually is, or as if it were a catastrophe: Stop catastrophizing and get on with your life!She tends to catastrophize her symptoms.

Origin of catastrophize

First recorded in 1960–65; catastroph(e) + -ize

Words nearby catastrophize

catastrophe, catastrophe theory, catastrophic, catastrophic reaction, catastrophism, catastrophize, catatonia, catatonic, catatonic rigidity, catatonic schizophrenia, catatricrotism
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