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Detailed Synonyms for defense mechanism in English
defense mechanism:
defense mechanism [the ~] noun, American
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the defense mechanism
– (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 1the 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