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flooding
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noun
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
compound
Noun
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A compound is a material made of a number of other materials.
The new chemical compound has far less smell than the original substance.
There is a group of gases that do not easily form chemical compounds.
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A compound is a mixture.
The new CD is a compound of North American rock music and Middle Eastern religious songs.
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A compound is a group of buildings surrounded by a fence or wall.
compound
Verb
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If something is compounded, it is added to.
Her troubles were now compounded by the rain.
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If interest is compounded, it is paid on earlier interest payments.
Interest is compounded monthly.