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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreabrir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: reabrir
"Comentar sobre o passado foi como reabrir uma ferida antiga."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To revive or reactivate a dormant psychological trauma, emotional distress, or past issue.
"Discussing the old betrayal served only to restimulate the pain she had spent years trying to overcome." - 2
To stimulate again physically or physiologically after a period of rest or inactivity.
"The therapy aims to restimulate the damaged nerve endings in the affected limb."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 're-' (meaning again or anew) combined with 'stimulate', which originates from the Latin 'stimulare' (to goad, spur on), stemming from 'stimulus' (a goad). It entered medical and psychological lexicon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe the reactivation of dormant biological or psychological responses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Restimulate" is said worldwide
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réactiver
Transliteration: reaktive
"Cette conversation a réussi à réactiver de vieux souvenirs douloureux."
reaktivieren
Transliteration: reaktivieren
"Das Gespräch drohte eine alte Wunde zu reaktivieren."
riattivare
Transliteration: riattivare
"Quella domanda ha finito per riattivare un vecchio dolore."
reabrir
Transliteration: reabrir
"Sus palabras volvieron a reabrir una vieja herida en su corazón."
reabrir
Transliteration: reabrir
"Comentar sobre o passado foi como reabrir uma ferida antiga."
पुनर्जीवित करना
Transliteration: punarjivit karna
"पुरानी बातों को याद करना एक पुराने घाव को फिर से हरा करने जैसा है।"
重新激活
Transliteration: chóngxīn jīhuó
"提起这件事无异于重新揭开旧伤疤。"
재자극하다
Transliteration: jaejageukhada
"그의 말은 오래된 상처를 다시 건드렸다."
再刺激する
Transliteration: saishigeki suru
"その話題は古い痛みを再刺激した。"
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