fight-or-flight

noun

1. (modifier) involving or relating to an involuntary response to stress in which the hormone adrenaline is secreted into the blood in readiness for physical action, such as fighting or running away

Example Sentences

The softening of their features could be due to shifts in their fight-or-flight response on the cellular level, it says.

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Persistent worry activates the body's fight-or-flight response, triggering stress hormones that cause physical effects.

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The urge to upshift early is the stuff of panicky, fight-or-flight responses.

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For dual CEOs to work well together, it’s essential they operate in a “high trust” capacity, and not in a fight-or-flight mode, Korn Ferry’s Edison Stevenson said.

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“Why do we have to just trigger fight-or-flight in people as a communal experience? Why can’t we just trigger joy and connection?”

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