rumination

ʁyminasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of rumination - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

pensées

Rare

fait de ressasser sans cesse les mêmes pensées dans sa tête

Rare

Sa rumination constante sur ses échecs l'empêche d'avancer.

obsession

ressassement

animaux

TECH.

action de mâcher de nouveau la nourriture chez certains animaux

TECH.

La rumination permet aux vaches de digérer l'herbe plus facilement.

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rumination mentale

processus où on ressasse sans cesse les mêmes pensées négatives

Sa rumination mentale l'empêche de dormir paisiblement.

Origin of rumination

latin, ruminatio (action de ruminer)

Terms with rumination included in their meaning

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ressassement

rumination

action de revenir sans cesse sur les mêmes pensées ou propos

chyle

rumination

fait de ressasser sans cesse les mêmes idées

remâchement

rumination

fait de repenser sans cesse aux mêmes idées

remâcher

rumination

mâcher de nouveau ce qui a déjà été mâché

ressassage

rumination

action de répéter sans cesse les mêmes pensées ou souvenirs

Examples of rumination in a sentence

Il cherche à mettre fin à la rumination qui l’envahit chaque soir.
La rumination dure plusieurs heures chez les moutons.
On observe la rumination après chaque repas chez ces animaux.

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English:rumination, cud chewing, ...
German:Grübeln, Wiederkäuen, ...
Italian:rimuginio, ...
Spanish:rumiación, rumia, ...
Portuguese:ruminação, ...
Chinese:反刍, ...
Japanese:反芻, ...
Arabic:اجترار الأفكار, اجترار, ...
Hebrew:הִרְהוּר מַעֲקֵב, הַעֲלָאַת גֵּרָה, ...
Russian:руминация, жвачка, ...
Ukrainian:румінація, пережовування жуйки, ...
Catalan:rumiació, rumiament, ...
Danish:rumination, drøvtygning, ...
Dutch:piekeren, herkauwing, ...
Greek:εμμονική σκέψη, μηρυκασμός, ...
Khmer:ការគិតច្រំដែល, ការទំពារឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:되새김, 되씹기, ...
Polish:ruminacja, przeżuwanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):ruminação, ...
Romanian:ruminație, mestecat repetat, ...
Swedish:ältande, idissling, ...
Thai:การครุ่นคิดซ้ำซาก, การเคี้ยวเอื้อง, ...
Turkish:kuruntu, geviş getirme, ...
Vietnamese:sự suy nghĩ ám ảnh, sự nhai lại, ...

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Definition of rumination - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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Origin of rumination

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