RUMINATION

Rumination

Rumination is defined as the compulsively focused attention on the symptoms of one's distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, as opposed to its solutions. Rumination is similar to worry except rumination focuses on bad feelings and experiences from the past, whereas worry is concerned with potential bad events in the future. Both rumination and worry are associated with anxiety and other negative emotional states.

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rumination

Noun

  1. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud and other ruminants.
  2. Deep thought or consideration.
  3. Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
  4. An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.


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