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defence mechanism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction |
| Type of | process, psychoanalytic process, unconscious process |
| Has types | intellectualisation, intellectualization, isolation, compensation, rationalisation, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression, projection, conversion, denial, displacement, idealisation, idealization |
Examples of defence mechanism
defence mechanism
I think it's a sort of defence mechanism, when there's too much to deal with.
From the guardian.co.uk
You claim to have met him, but this could just be a psychological defence mechanism.
From the eu.techcrunch.com
Hedgehogs are an ancient group, with a unique mammalian defence mechanism.
From the newscientist.com
Receptor kinases are part of an evolutionary defence mechanism in plants.
From the nature.com
Of course I am.'They're both varying degrees of a self-defence mechanism.
From the guardian.co.uk
It sounds like a defence mechanism and I don't mean it to be the case, but that's the case.
From the independent.co.uk
We do not talk about it, it's a defence mechanism, we lock it away.
From the guardian.co.uk
The production of interferon is an important host defence mechanism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In his autobiography he explains that his meticulousness is a defence mechanism against nerves.
From the telegraph.co.uk
