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Effect called when humans overvalue one good event after series of Bad events and Overexaggeration one single bad event after series of Good events
What is the effect called on humans when
When you have seen series of bad events happen to you, and then the next tend to overvalue an negligible good thing happening as a gratitude or grand success ...
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He went to the cinema if a good movie was "on". He went to the theater if a good play was "on" or "up"?
A good movie was "on", sounds alright. A good play was "on" doesn't sound right to me. Does "up" work like coming up/scheduled/soon to appear?
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What adjective or phrase can be used to describe a person who was lucky and escaped deadly situations so many times? [duplicate]
I need a word or a simple phrase to describe a person who was lucky that had faced several deadly situations but ended up surviving. Words like "immortal" did not work since the person can ...
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Is there an alternative term for "boyfriend" when talking about an elderly man? [duplicate]
An acquaintance of mine referred to her mother, aged 95, as having a "boyfriend", aged 104, in their assisted living facility. I find this word in this context inappropriate.
I don't know ...
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What dialogue tag can be used to describe being confused? [closed]
For example; My brother was standing in front of my room. “Are you ok with this?” He huffs.
“What do you mean?” [A term that would describe that she is confused]
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What is an appropriate female version of "his man" or "his men" for a subordinate?
When referring to the staff or soldiers of a leader I am finding myself using "his man" and "his men" when not addressing by name. But there are also females in this group and ...
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What is the "know the word but incapable to associate the word"-issue called that occurs mostly among non-native English speakers? [duplicate]
This is a phenomenon that occurs mostly among non-native English speakers.
The other day, 4 non-native speakers were discussing the USSR flag.
All of them described it as red-colored flag with a ...
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A word that means someone is losing attention to the conversation due to being too far from the speaker
I find that I often lose attention in lectures as I'm too far away from the speaker, however in closer conversations, I can always be attentive.
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He couldn't understand the presentation ...
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What would you name this marketing tactics (scam) where an Business institution themselves post question and then self promote?
What would you name this marketing tactics (scam) where an Business institution themselves (or any institute for that matter) posts a question like this one on a forum.
Can anyone tell me about ...
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Someone/Something uses a lots of space (maybe more than really needed), what is this phenomenon called?
I try to find a word for someone or something, who/which uses much space or more space than really needed.
Until now I tried to translate a German equivalent (but seemingly rarely used) "...
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Word for when proper nouns are whole phrases
I've been trying to find a word to describe when things like people's names and place names are whole phrases.
I'm not sure how creditable these are, but I've often seen names in literature like this —...
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Is there a word/phrase to describe a government's leading power during wartime instability?
So in a wartime scenario where a nation's government is undergoing upheaval from various factions gaining and losing power, is there a proper word/phrase to describe "the current group in charge&...
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Stronger word than "imitate"
I’m looking for a verb that describes someone who doesn’t just temporarily mimic someone else, they incorporate that person’s personality completely. I thought of unoriginal or carbon copy but those ...
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What is the word for the auto-technique humans use to find out whether a person is male or a female human being by their facial appearance [closed]
What is the word for auto-technique humans use to find out in a face to face encounter whether a person is male or a female human being by their facial appearance or body shape (masculine and feminine ...
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Looking for 2 words or phrases to describe this situation
I am looking for 2 words or phrases, if such exists, for either side of the following situation:
A pastor was conducting (christian) bible study and was teaching the story of how Adam and Eve ate the ...
