another word for shrink
Shrink likely originated from a commingling of the two words head shrink and the single word headshrinker, indicating that it likely originated as a disparaging reference comparing the process of psychotherapy to primitive tribal practices of shrinking the heads of enemies. – reduce in size; reduce physically 1. to reduce; to shrink. – reduce in size; reduce physically 1. reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing). shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking). Shrink attempts to create a balance between respect and irreverence, between affection and distancing -- can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. To me, that is the essence of a good word -- one that has many flavors. What sweet and sour are for taste buds, paradoxes are for the mind. – decrease in size, range, or extent 1. to shrink; to shrivel. – decrease in size, range, or extent 1. shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking). 1  His earnings shrank 1. 1 He won't about the nightmares; at least to me, but the shrink must be a sounding board. 2  First he's telling everything to a shrink; now this bimbo! 3  He's much better now and it's not just the shrink he's seeing. 4  He's spent half the day on the phone with his shrink-doctor. Wait, There's More! The term shrink really does have its fair share of different belief systems. A posted e-mail follow-up at www.psychiatry.com (no longer available) suggested that the term simply refers to the idea that psychiatrists have the ability to reduce or shrink one's mind into an understandable concept. It figures that shrink had its literary birth out of the consciousness-expanding atmosphere of the 1960s. Shrink has paradoxical meanings and uses and, by all analytical standards, has classic potential for connoting ambivalence (a favorite shrink word!). global English and language change from our blog. Blog. A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today. Definition and synonyms of shrink from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Publishers Limited. 90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent. Close. 8. shrink-wrapped software (n.). software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform). 1  computer software, 2  package, 3  software program, 4  software package, 5  software system, 6  software. 7  hardware.
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