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Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A psychotherapeutic technique used to treat anxiety by repeatedly rehearsing the anxiety-inducing pattern of thought or behaviour, often with exaggeration and humor.

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

paradoxical rage reaction paradoxical sleep paradoxical undressing paradoxicality Paradoxicalness paradoxician

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