| 单词 | voodoo death |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvoodoo death voodoo death n. death to which fear of witchcraft, other strong emotion, or sudden stress is believed to have contributed, esp. by inducing abnormal activity of the autonomic nervous system; (as a count noun) an instance of this.Popularized by U.S. physiologist Walter B. Cannon (1871–1945) to designate this phenomenon (cf. quot. 1942); the passage from which quot. 1941 is taken cites a letter from the author to Cannon. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > manner of death > [noun] > sudden death voodoo death1941 1941 S. M. Lambert Yankee Doctor in Paradise ii. i. 148 Dr. A. Montague..did not believe in ‘voodoo death’, that is, death caused by fear. 1942 W. B. Cannon in Amer. Anthropologist 44 171 The possible use of poisons must be excluded before ‘voodoo’ death can be accepted as an actual consequence of sorcery or witchcraft. 1976 E. Brandon in W. D. Hand Amer. Folk Med. 227 Voodoo deaths still occur not only in Louisiana, but in other states as well. 2010 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 26 July a4 Voodoo death isn't always due to frightening situations; it can also be due to intense emotions. < as lemmas |
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