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nounThe tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness (or sadness) despite major positive or negative events or life changes.
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Arabic تَكَيُّف المُتْعَة, تَكَيُّف اللَذَّة
- تَكَيُّف المُتْعَة (takayyuf al-mutʕa)tendency of humans
- تَكَيُّف اللَذَّة (takayyuf al-laḏḏa)tendency of humans
Chinese Mandarin 享樂跑步機 /享乐跑步机
- 享樂跑步機 /享乐跑步机tendency of humans
Finnish hedoninen oravanpyörä
- hedoninen oravanpyörätendency of humans
German hedonistische Tretmühle, hedonistische Anpassung
- hedonistische Tretmühletendency of humans
- hedonistische Anpassungtendency of humans
Polish hedonistyczna bieżnia
- hedonistyczna bieżniatendency of humans
Russian гедонисти́ческая адапта́ция, гедонисти́ческая бегова́я доро́жка
- гедонисти́ческая адапта́ция (gedonistíčeskaja adaptácija)tendency of humans
- гедонисти́ческая бегова́я доро́жка (gedonistíčeskaja begovája doróžka)tendency of humans
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hedonic treadmill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedonic%20treadmill
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“hedonic treadmill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedonic%20treadmill. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hedonic treadmill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedonic%20treadmill.
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