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Synonyms for defence mechanism in English

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defence mechanism:
- defence; defense; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense mechanism; defense reaction

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Detailed Synonyms for defence mechanism in English

defence mechanism:

defence mechanism [the ~] noun, British

the defence mechanism

– (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires ¹
the defence; the defense; the defence mechanism; the defence reaction; the defense mechanism; the defense reaction
– (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires ¹
- defence [the ~] noun, British
- defense [the ~] noun, American
- defence mechanism [the ~] noun, British
- defence reaction [the ~] noun, British
- defense mechanism [the ~] noun, American
- defense reaction [the ~] noun, American

Alternate Synonyms for "defence mechanism":

defense mechanism; defense reaction; defence reaction; defense; defence; psychoanalytic process; process; unconscious process

Related Definitions for "defence mechanism":

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

Related Synonyms for defence mechanism

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