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fight-or-flight

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

All the coordinated physiological responses that the sympathetic nervous system initiates in response to stress or other emergency situations.

uncountable

Equivalents

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CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

fight, brawl fightability fightah fightback fightcha Fighter

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