engulfment
engulfment Lexical Profile
engulfment Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action of swallowing up, overwhelming, or completely surrounding something, or the state of being swallowed up or overwhelmed.
"The sudden engulfment of the coastal village by the rising tide forced residents to evacuate to higher ground."
The process by which a cell surrounds and internalizes a solid particle, microorganism, or other cell through its plasma membrane (in cell biology).
"Researchers observed the rapid engulfment of apoptotic cells by macrophages under the microscope."
A psychological fear or state in which an individual feels that their personal autonomy and identity are being consumed or overwhelmed by a relationship with another person.
"In therapy, he realized that his reluctance to commit stemmed from a deep-seated fear of emotional engulfment."