fight-or-flightadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌfaɪt.ɔːˈflaɪt/us/ˌfaɪt̬.ɔːrˈflaɪt/used to describe the reaction that people have to a dangerous situation, that makes them either stay and deal with it, or run away:
a fight-or-flight response
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