(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires. Synonyms: defence, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction.
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Words linked to "Defence mechanism" : regression, displacement, idealization, unconscious process, conversion, intellectualization, repression, compensation, reaction formation, idealisation, psychiatry, intellectualisation, denial, psychological medicine, rationalization, process, projection, isolation, psychoanalytic process, psychopathology, rationalisation |
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