catastrophize
verb/kəˈtæstɹəfaɪz/
Etymology
From catastrophe + -ize.
- derived from καταστροφή
Definitions
To regard a bad situation as if it were disastrous or catastrophic.
To expose a behavior pattern of seeking the worst interpretation and magnifying the…
To expose a behavior pattern of seeking the worst interpretation and magnifying the disagreeable outcomes (of).
- Particularly likely to overreact are those who tend to catastrophize (Ellis, 1962) and those who have Type A personalities (Friedman & Rosenman, 1974).
- Another way to catastrophize is to jump to an extreme conclusion from an unimportant or irrelevant event.
To end a comedy.
The neighborhood
- neighbordeclinism
- neighbordeteriorationism
- neighbordoompost
- neighbornegativity bias
- neighborruminate
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for catastrophize. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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