Grounding or grounded may refer to:

Science and philosophy

* Grounding (metaphysics), a topic of wide philosophical interest *

Grounding (psychology) Coping refers to conscious strategies used to reduce unpleasant emotions. Coping strategies can be cognitions or behaviours and can be individual or social. Theories of coping Hundreds of coping strategies have been proposed in an attempt to ...

, a strategy for coping with stress or other negative emotions * Grounding in communication, the collection of mutual knowledge, beliefs, and assumptions; "common ground" *

Ground (electricity) In electrical engineering, ground or earth is a reference point in an electrical circuit from which voltages are measured, a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth. Electrical circuits may be conne ...

, a common return path for electric current *

Symbol grounding In cognitive science and semantics, the symbol grounding problem concerns how it is that words (symbols in general) get their meanings, and hence is closely related to the problem of what meaning itself really is. The problem of meaning is in t ...

, a problem in cognition and artificial intelligence

Arts and media

* ''Grounded'' (comics), a comic book by Mark Sable for Image Comics * ''Grounded'' (video game), a multiplayer survival game by Obsidian Entertainment * " Superman: Grounded" a storyline in the ''Superman'' comic book, written by J. Michael Straczynski * ''Grounding'' (film), 2006 film about the collapse of the airline Swissair * '' Unaccompanied Minors'', a 2006 Christmas film that was titled ''Grounded'' in the UK and Ireland * "Grounded", a song by Lower Than Atlantis from '' World Record'' * "Grounded", a song by My Vitriol * "Grounded", a song by Soul Asylum from the 1990 album '' And the Horse They Rode in On'' * "Grounded", a song by Ross Jennings from the 2021 album '' A Shadow of My Future Self'' * "Grounding", an interdisciplinary performance project by artist Gita Hashemi

Other uses

* Grounding (discipline technique), restrictions placed on movement, privileges, or both as punishment * Grounding (nature therapy), a pseudoscientific practice that involves people grounding themselves to the Earth for health benefits * Grounding Inc, a video game development company * Aircraft grounding, a restriction to prevent malfunctioning aircraft from flying * Intentional grounding, a rule violation in gridiron football *

Ship grounding Ship grounding or ship stranding is the impact of a ship on seabed or waterway side. It may be intentional, as in beaching to land crew or cargo, and careening, for maintenance or repair, or unintentional, as in a marine accident. In accidenta ...

, a type of marine accident

Science and philosophy

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