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Detailed Synonyms for defense reaction in English

defense reaction:

defense reaction [the ~] noun, American

  1. the defense reaction
    – (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

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Related Definitions for "defense reaction":

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

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