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psychological warfare	The use of various techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
abuse of distress	a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
si je n'm'abuse	Variante de si je ne m’abuse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
si je ne m'abuse	Si je ne fais pas d’erreur.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kick around	To abuse or mistreat; to bully.	Rate it: (4.00 / 3 votes)
deer in the headlights	A mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.	Rate it: (3.67 / 3 votes)
baggage	In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.	Rate it: (2.50 / 2 votes)
fucknose	A term of abuse.	Rate it: (1.00 / 2 votes)
aunt fucker	Motherfucker (generic term of abuse).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
bon berger tond mais n'écorche pas	We may use but not abuse our subordinates.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
clean and sober	In recovery from alcohol and substance abuse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
daylight	Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
denial is not a river in Egypt	Used to point out that somebody is in a state of psychological denial.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
do drugs	To abuse an illegal drug or drugs, especially as a result of chemical addiction.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
give someone grief	To hassle, abuse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
granny-bashing	assault or abuse of elderly persons.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il se tenait à quatre pour ne pas lui dire des injures	It was as much as he could do not to abuse him.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
laissez-lui prendre un pied, il en prendra quatre	se dit en parlant de quelqu’un qui est entreprenant et qui abuse de l’indulgence, de la facilité qu’on a pour lui.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
maledictis aliquem onerare, lacerare	to heap abuse on some one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Peter Pan syndrome	The supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men and women, who, like the fictional character, remain childish and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
pitch into	To attack; to assault; to abuse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
screwed up	Having psychological problems; being mentally distraught.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Security Blanket	An insecure person holding something for emotional and psychological support and comfort	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sexual enjoyment	Sexual intercourse that produces physical and psychological pleasure.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
si jeune ma buse	Si je ne m’abuse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sibling fucker	Motherfucker (generic term of abuse).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
six jeunes m'abusent	Si je ne m’abuse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take one's lumps	To receive physical abuse and to survive.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Turn the Other Cheek	To allow someone to hurt you or do something bad to you without defending yourself; almost ignoring an abuse	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
war of nerves	A situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
求心理陰影面積	to “calculate the psychological shaded area”, i.e. to evaluate how hurt someone is from an emotional insult / he or she must find this so hurtful or embarrassing	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)