paradoxical undressing

noun

Removal of one's clothes while disoriented from hypothermia.

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Meanings

nounparadoxical undressing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableRemoval of one's clothes while disoriented from hypothermia.

Origin

paradoxical (“self-contradictory”) + undressing (“removal of one's clothes”). The paradox is that a layer of clothes would be expected to decrease heat loss.

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paradoxical undressing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paradoxical%20undressing

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