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Defenition of the word defense mechanism

    • Defenition of the word defense mechanism

      • an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
      • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

    Synonyms for the word defense mechanism

      • defence
      • defence mechanism
      • defence reaction
      • defense
      • defense reaction

    Hyponyms for the word defense mechanism

      • compensation
      • conversion
      • denial
      • displacement
      • idealisation
      • idealization
      • intellectualisation
      • intellectualization
      • isolation
      • projection
      • rationalisation
      • rationalization
      • reaction formation
      • regression
      • repression

    Hypernyms for the word defense mechanism

      • process
      • psychoanalytic process
      • unconscious process

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