 defense_mechanism |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | |
| Synonyms: | defense defence_reaction defence_mechanism defence defense_reaction | |
| Related terms: | process psychoanalytic_process denial projection conversion compensation displacement rationalization regression repression reaction_formation intellectualisation idealization isolation psychiatry | |
| Similar spelling: |
defence_mechanism defense_program defensive_measure defense_system Defense_Department |
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