Showing results for anniversary reaction. Search instead for anamnestic-reaction.

anniversary reaction

American

noun

a psychological reaction, as depression, occurring at a regularly fixed time and associated with the recollection of an emotionally upsetting past experience, as loss of a loved one.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I researched the psychological condition known as the anniversary reaction, in which an anniversary triggers feelings rooted in childhood trauma.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2022

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023