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primal scream

pri·mal scream
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahy-muh l skreem]
    • /ˈpraɪ məl skrim/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahy-muh l skreem]
    • /ˈpraɪ məl skrim/

Definitions of primal scream words

  • noun primal scream a scream uttered by a person undergoing primal therapy. 1
  • noun primal scream an instance of screaming abusively about one's parents and agonizingly about one's own suffering in infancy as a form of psychotherapy 0
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Origin of primal scream

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Primal scream

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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primal scream popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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