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Definition
"fight or flight" stimulating hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (making the body feel excited and ready for action)
- ... I woke up, I didn't know where I was or who I was with, I got panicky ... adrenalin was released and I got short-winded.1.1 — Act 1 Scene 1 (36% in)
- Something disturbs me ... adrenalin's pumped in my blood and I get short-winded, that's all, that's all there is to it.1.1 — Act 1 Scene 1 (35% in)
There are no more uses of "adrenaline" in A Streetcar Named Desire.
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