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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, originating from Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulare (to goad, spur, or excite). The modern compound emerged in the mid-20th century, frequently used in psychological and medical contexts to denote the reactivation of past dormant triggers or memories.
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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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