Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
eye- -move-men-t de-sen-si-ti-za-tion and re-pro-cess-ing
IPA
67
Scrabble Score
41
Letters
13
Syllables
16
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What does eye movement desensitization and reprocessing mean?
A form of psychotherapy for the relief of post-traumatic stress disorder etc., involving talking about traumatic memories while engaging in side-to-side eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation.

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