BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME


Meaning of BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1984

: the highly variable symptom complex of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by a woman repeatedly abused especially physically by her mate — called also battered woman's syndrome, battered wife syndrome, battered women's syndrome

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.