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Beholding

of Behold

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Contrast 76% connected

To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.

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Fusion 76% connected

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

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Perception 76% connected

The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discer…

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See 74% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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See 74% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

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Seeing 92% connected

of See

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Abience noun · 71% connection

(psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object

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Adience noun · 71% connection

(psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object

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Ambiversion noun · 71% connection

(psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion

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Association theory noun · 71% connection

(psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity

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Breaking point noun · 71% connection

(psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial

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Chunking noun · 71% connection

(psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units

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Configurationism noun · 71% connection

(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties

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Constitutional psychology noun · 71% connection

(Psychology) a school of thought postulating that the personality of an individual is dependent on the type of their physique (somatot…

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Double bind noun · 71% connection

(psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful

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Experimenter bias noun · 71% connection

(psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to t…

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Extravert noun · 71% connection

(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings

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Extrovert noun · 71% connection

(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings

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Generalisation noun · 71% connection

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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Gestalt psychology noun · 71% connection

(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties

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Introjection noun · 71% connection

(psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that th…

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Law of effect noun · 71% connection

(psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated w…

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Mental condition noun · 71% connection

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic;…

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Mental state noun · 71% connection

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic;…

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Aspect noun · 78% connection

To behold; to look at.

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Beheld unknown · 78% connection

imp. & p. p. of Behold.

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Beholden p. p. · 78% connection

of Behold

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Chorus noun · 78% connection

A company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in…

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Hideous adjective · 78% connection

Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks.

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La interj. · 78% connection

Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you.

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Lo interj. · 78% connection

Look; see; behold; observe.

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Look verb · 78% connection

In the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care; observe; -- used to call attention.

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Regard verb · 78% connection

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

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View verb · 78% connection

To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to exp…

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Behold verb · 72% connection

To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.

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