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| has gloss | (noun) a deep feeling of guilt often experienced by those who have survived some catastrophe that took the lives of many others; derives in part from a feeling that they did not do enough to save the others who perished and in part from feelings of being unworthy relative to those who died; "survivor guilt was first noted in those who survived the Holocaust" survivor guilt |
| has gloss | eng: Survivor, survivors, or survivors guilt or syndrome is a mental condition that occurs when a person perceives himself or herself to have done wrong by surviving a traumatic event. It may be found among survivors of combat, natural disasters, epidemics, among the friends and family of those who have committed suicide, and in non-mortal situations among those whose colleagues are laid off. The experience and manifestation of survivors guilt will depend on an individual's psychological profile. When the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV) was published survivor guilt was removed as a recognised specific diagnosis, and redefined as a significant symptom of Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). |
| lexicalization | eng: survivor guilt |
| subclass of | (noun) remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense guilt feelings, guilty conscience, guilt, guilt trip |
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| has gloss | fra: La culpabilité du survivant est un syndrome douloureusement vécu par les personnes qui ont échappé à la mort alors que d'autres sont morts. |
| lexicalization | fra: Culpabilite du survivant |
| lexicalization | fra: Culpabilité Du Survivant |
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