Battered Wife Syndrome Edit Meaning

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An automatic reflex occuring when a person, particularly a girl, flinches or cringes at even the slightest movement within a fifteen foot radius, eventually resulting in an uncontrollable urge by others around to just smack her and get it over with.

"Jesus I was just scratching my face. Do you have battered wife syndrome or something?"

"Katiy's battered wife syndrome was so severe that she covered her face every time someone raised their hand."

See wife, battered, annoying