adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a deep-seated fear (= very strong and difficult to change )
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He exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers.
deep-seated prejudice (= very strong and difficult to change )
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All these attitudes are based on deep-seated prejudice.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
fear
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A friend failing to turn up for a date may reawaken deep-seated fears of abandonment.
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What our deep-seated fears say, of course, can be even scarier than the stories themselves.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Many people in the community have a deep-seated distrust of the police.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A deep-seated brain tumor was diagnosed.
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A growing number of industry experts say the industry itself is to blame for its deep-seated perception problems.
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Even recent liberalisation has failed to dispel deep-seated suspicions that discrimination still lurks beneath the surface.
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My sister Janie Ming-li also enjoyed the benefits of deep-seated superstition.
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Part of the command-and-control legacy includes our deep-seated belief that there is only one answer.
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Spiritual healing aims to correct these deep-seated imbalances by strengthening the flow of the life-force and removing any negative forces or imbalances.
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The decline of empire has only made these deep-seated attitudes more pronounced.
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This violates such deep-seated feelings of justice that it has proved to be unacceptable under any criminal law jurisdiction.