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rumination

UK/ˌɹuːmɪˈneɪʃən/US/ˌɹuːmɪˈneɪʃən/
nounC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #15,176 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: ruminations

Rumination is turning the same painful thought over endlessly. Endless rumination, break the rumination, rumination and worry.

It differs from problem-solving by going nowhere, which is what makes it a target in therapy rather than a habit to indulge. The Latin means chewing the cud, which is exactly the image.

Dattatreya nadahalli · CC BY-SA 4.0

Definitions of rumination

  1. 1nounruminationTurning the same painful thought over endlessly.C2

    “Her rumination about the argument kept her awake until three in the morning.”

rumination is a thinking.

Where it comes from

Latin ruminatio means chewing the cud, from rumen, a throat.

  1. Latin

    rūminātio — chewing the cud

  2. English, today

    rumination

From Latin rūminātio (“chewing the cud”); see ruminate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Mental Health & Wellbeing

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rumination in the wild

  • The process of rechewing the ingesta to further break down plant matter and stimulate digestion is called rumination or chewing the cud.

    Ruminant

  • Cud is produced during the physical digestive process of rumination.

    Cud

  • Diagnosis of rumination syndrome is non-invasive and based on a history of the individual.

    Rumination syndrome

  • The theory of co-rumination refers to extensively discussing and revisiting problems, speculating about problems, and focusing on negative feelings with peers.

    Co-rumination

  • However, co-rumination has been found in to be also closely associated with high-quality friendships and closeness.

    Co-rumination

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.