catastrophize
verb[IorT]
uk/kəˈtæs.trə.faɪz/us/kəˈtæs.trə.faɪz/tothinkabout theworstthings that couldpossiblyhappenin asituation, or toconsiderasituationas muchworseor much moreseriousthan it really is:
凡事往坏处想，放大负面情况You muststaycalmand not catastrophize.你必须保持冷静，不要往坏处想。
He says thatadolescentstendto catastrophize things.他说，青少年往往会放大事情的负面情况。
- Cognitivebehaviourtherapyteachesyou not to catastrophize, not to take aminorsetbackandletitescalateinto "nothing willevergoright."
- Sheseesmanypatientswho "catastrophize"eventsintheirlife- theystressoverworst-casescenariosto thepointwhere they can'tfunction.
- It'simportantto haverealisticexpectationsabout theamountofsleepyou will beableto get and not to catastrophize during apoornightofsleep.
- You can go through anentiredayeatingreallyhealthily, then youeatonecookieand catastrophize that and say "oh, it's notworthit".
Exaggerating & playing down
- alarmist
- bloviate
- blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
- cartoonish
- dramatization
- dramatize
- dramatizer
- exaggerate
- minimize
- OTT
- overboard
- overdramatic
- overdramatize
- overembellish
- overexaggerate
- overplay
- overstatement
- pile
- proportion
- stretch the truthidiom
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