Distancer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Distancer is a noun meaning (psychology) A person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment.
Meaning
(psychology) A person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment.
More Meanings
- A means for establishing physical or emotional distance.
- (dated) A long-distance runner.
Example Sentences
Coordinate term: pursuer
Pursuers are more likely than distancers to seek help from a professional, such as a physician.
Phillips was one of a field of a dozen distancers who started in the twomile handicap run which featured the games of the Friend's of Irish Freedom at Ulmer Park, Brooklyn.
The band’s third album, “When the World Comes Down,” isn’t striking obscure poses, inventing slang or playing with the audience through distancers like tension and distortion.
Word Forms
- distancers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pursuer, distruster, avoidant, schizoid, antiseparatist, avoider.
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