flooding
Definition
Noun 1. The act or process of covering an area with water, especially when water overflows its normal boundaries: This refers to the event of a large amount of water covering land that is usually dry, often due to heavy rain, a river overflowing, or a dam breaking. 2. A therapeutic technique in behavior therapy: This is a specific psychological method where a client is exposed to a large amount of a distressing stimulus until their negative reaction diminishes.
Examples of Usage
- As a natural event:
- The heavy rains caused severe flooding in the coastal town.
- After the hurricane, the flooding damaged hundreds of homes.
- The city built barriers to prevent future flooding.
- As a therapeutic technique:
- The therapist used flooding to treat the patient's intense fear of spiders.
- In flooding, the individual confronts the source of their anxiety directly and immediately.
Advanced Usage
- "Flash flooding": A specific, rapid, and dangerous type of flooding that occurs with little or no warning, typically due to intense rainfall over a short period.
- The weather service issued a warning for possible flash flooding in the canyon areas.
Variants and Related Words
- Flood (verb/noun): The root word. As a verb, it means to cover with water or to arrive in overwhelming quantities. As a noun, it can refer to the specific event of a flood.
- The river will flood the plains. (verb)
- The flood destroyed the bridge. (noun)
- Flooded (adjective): Describing something covered with or affected by a flood.
- The flooded streets were impassable.
Synonyms
- Inundation: A formal word for flooding, emphasizing being overwhelmed by water.
- Deluge: A severe flood or a heavy downpour of rain; can also be used metaphorically.
- Overflow: The act of flowing over the edges or limits.
Related Phrases
- Flooding in/with: While not a phrasal verb, this structure is common to describe being overwhelmed by a non-water substance, often metaphorically.
- The office was flooded with applications after the job posting.
- Memories came flooding in when she visited her old school.
Noun
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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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