displacement (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 22
def (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
Outgoing links
Hypernym defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
Domain of synset - TOPIC psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
Hyponym transference
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Member of this domain - TOPIC psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
Hypernym transference
Hyponym defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence

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