But some people have such a sensitive gag reflex that they feel like they're going to throw up every time they brush their teeth. To prevent your gag reflex from triggering, try to relax while you brush your teeth. Think about something else -- something pleasant and calming -- to help keep your mind off the brushing and stop you from gagging.
anthropoid - resembling human beings. manlike. human - having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; human beings; the human body; human kindness; human frailty.
Anthropomorphism, the interpretation of nonhuman things or events in terms of human characteristics, as when one senses malice in a computer or hears human voices in the wind. Derived from the Greek anthropos (âhumanâ) and morphe (âformâ), the term was first used to refer to the attribution of human physical or mental features to deities.