fight-or-flight

noun

All the coordinated physiological responses that the sympathetic nervous system initiates in response to stress or other emergency situations.

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Meanings

nounfight-or-flight (uncountable)

alternative fight or flight

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesAll the coordinated physiological responses that the sympathetic nervous system initiates in response to stress or other emergency situations.

Translations

Arabic اَلْكَرّ أَوْ اَلْفَرّ
  • اَلْكَرّ أَوْ اَلْفَرّ (al-karr ʔaw al-farr)physiological response to stress or emergency situations
Chinese Cantonese 戰鬥或逃跑 /战斗或逃跑
  • 戰鬥或逃跑 /战斗或逃跑 (zin³ dau³ waak⁶ tou⁴ paau²)physiological response to stress or emergency situations
Chinese Mandarin 戰鬥或逃跑 /战斗或逃跑
  • 戰鬥或逃跑 /战斗或逃跑 (zhàndòu huò táopǎo)physiological response to stress or emergency situations
Finnish pakene tai taistele -reaktio, taistele tai pakene -reaktio
  • pakene tai taistele -reaktiophysiological response to stress or emergency situations
  • taistele tai pakene -reaktiophysiological response to stress or emergency situations
German Kampf oder Flucht
  • Kampf oder Fluchtphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
Hungarian vészreakció, alarmreakció
  • vészreakcióphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
  • alarmreakcióphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
  • „harcolj vagy menekülj” reakcióphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
  • „üss vagy fuss” reakcióphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
  • „küzdj vagy fuss” reakcióphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
Icelandic berjast-eða-bregðast
  • berjast-eða-bregðastphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
Indonesian respons lawan atau lari
  • respons lawan atau lariphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
Malay respons lari atau lawan
  • respons lari atau lawanphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
Persian جنگ و گریز, ستیز و گریز
  • جنگ و گریز (jang-o-goriz)physiological response to stress or emergency situations
  • ستیز و گریز (setiz-o-goriz)physiological response to stress or emergency situations
Portuguese lutar ou fugir
  • lutar ou fugirphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
Russian бей или беги
  • бей или беги (bej ili begi)physiological response to stress or emergency situations
Spanish luchar o huir
  • luchar o huirphysiological response to stress or emergency situations
Cite this entry
APA

fight-or-flight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight-or-flight

MLA

“fight-or-flight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight-or-flight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fight-or-flight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight-or-flight.

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