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单词 headshrinking
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Definition of headshrinking in English:

headshrinking

noun ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋkɪŋ
  • 1In certain tribal societies: the practice of preserving and shrinking the severed heads of enemies as a trophy. Now chiefly historical.

  • 2Informal (originally and chiefly US). Treatment or analysis of a person's mental health; psychotherapy, psychiatry, or psychoanalysis.

Origin

1920s. From head + shrinking. Compare slightly earlier headshrinker.

 
 

Definition of headshrinking in US English:

headshrinking

nounˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋkɪŋ
  • 1In certain tribal societies: the practice of preserving and shrinking the severed heads of enemies as a trophy. Now chiefly historical.

  • 2Informal (originally and chiefly US). Treatment or analysis of a person's mental health; psychotherapy, psychiatry, or psychoanalysis.

Origin

1920s. From head + shrinking. Compare slightly earlier headshrinker.

 
 
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