Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-verbal leak

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: non-ver-bal leak
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A repetitive, patterned movement from the shoulders up, reflecting an unresolved perceived trauma and manifesting an old decision or strategy from the past.

Example Sentences

"(2) more able to control affective expression and inhibit non-verbal leaks;"
"Such “non-verbal leaks” give away a person’s real attitude."
"The Goodfield Method is based on the non-verbal leak (NVL), which is a repetitive, patterned head-and-neck movement that reflects an individual’s unresolved, perceived trauma."
"Check out The Summer 2006 and Summer 2007 issues of The Forensic Examiner to read about Dr. Goodfield's analysis of the Non-Verbal Leaks of Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein."
"Jeffrey Krivis, a prominent California mediator, has reviewed the literature on “Interpersonal Deception Theory” and compiled this list of non-verbal leaks that may help reveal when a speaker is lying."

Inflected Forms

non-verbal leaks (plural) NVL (alternative)

Questions

What does non-verbal leak mean?: A repetitive, patterned movement from the shoulders up, reflecting an unresolved perceived trauma and manifesting an old decision or strategy from the past.

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