flooding

[fluhd-ing]

noun

1. a form of psychotherapy in which the patient receives abrupt and intense, rather than gradual, exposure to a fear-producing situation.

flooding

/ ˈflʌdɪŋ /

noun

1. the submerging of land under water, esp due to heavy rain, a lake or river overflowing, etc

2. pathol excessive bleeding from the uterus, as following childbirth

3. psychol a method of eliminating anxiety in a given situation, by exposing a person to the situation until the anxiety subsides

Word History and Origins

Origin of flooding¹

1665–75, for sense “flood”; flood + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

They push for market share — which sometimes means flooding supply to kill high-cost producers.

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Two months later, signs appeared stating rowing through another nearby underpass prone to flooding was prohibited.

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Years of flooding and trade agreements like Nafta made it harder to make money from raising fruits and vegetables, giving the region’s farmers more reasons to convert fields and orchards to vineyards.

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Cao is part of a growing group of lower-earning investors who are flooding into financial markets at rates never seen before.

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It also resulted in a delay in helping people affected by the flooding who were reaching out to FEMA’s phone line for assistance.

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Related Words

• inundation