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Detailed Synonyms for defence mechanism in English

defence mechanism:

defence mechanism [the ~] noun, British

  1. the defence mechanism
    – (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 1
    the defence; the defense; the defense reaction; the defence mechanism; the defence reaction; the defense mechanism
    – (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 1

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Related Definitions for "defence mechanism":

  1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires1

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