"hedonic treadmill" meaning in All languages combined

See hedonic treadmill on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: hedonic treadmills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hedonic treadmill (plural hedonic treadmills)
  1. The tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness (or sadness) despite major positive or negative events or life changes.
    Sense id: en-hedonic_treadmill-en-noun-NBHzNcQh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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