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"the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital"nounone who lives through affliction
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"only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters"nounan animal that survives in spite of adversity
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"he left his farm to his survivors"nounone who outlives another
Definition that contains survivor
- ptsd an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images
- posttraumatic stress disorder an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images
- search and rescue mission a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
- exposure therapy a form of behavior therapy in which a survivor confronts feelings or phobias or anxieties about a traumatic event and relives it in the therapy situation
- social security social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance