(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" : defense reaction, projection, unconscious process, psychological medicine, intellectualisation, conversion, psychiatry, repression, denial, psychopathology, displacement, intellectualization, rationalisation, defence reaction, compensation, isolation, process, rationalization, idealisation, psychoanalytic process, reaction formation, idealization, defense, regression |
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