a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
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flooding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | implosion therapy |
| Type of | behavior modification, behavior therapy |
| Derivation | flood |
Examples of flooding
flooding
Orange groves in South Florida also endured flooding, though to a lesser extent.
From the time.com
Perhaps that'll bring the young folk flooding in, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The region appeared to face no major flooding threat from rainfall late Tuesday.
From the stltoday.com
From there it will roll on to the Gulf of Mexico, flooding swamps and croplands.
From the independent.co.uk
Heavy rains and flooding in recent months have affected some two million people.
From the bbc.co.uk
Robert Bassey, 52, discovered the flooding outside his home on Friday last week.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
This is the building's way of dealing with flooding, to which the site is prone.
From the guardian.co.uk
Wet, wintry weather in Pennsylvania caused flooding and delayed school openings.
From the kentucky.com
That included after Hurricane Betsy in 1965 over alleged flooding by the outlet.
From the chron.com
- The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
- Deluge: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
- An overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
- Cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
- Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- Supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
- A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. ...
- Flood is the work of hard science fiction by English author Stephen Baxter. It describes a near future world where deep submarine seismic activity leads to seabed fragmentation, and the opening of deep subterranean reservoirs of water. ...
- Flood is the third album by Japanese band Boris. Like the previous albums, it stays lengthy and massively slow, but in addition to sludge influences such as the Melvins and Sleep, there are undertones of psychedelic rock. ...
