n13546416
type | n |
lex_filenum | 22 |
def | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them |
examples | his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive |
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Hypernym | defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence |
Domain of synset - TOPIC | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine |
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Member of this domain - TOPIC | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine |
Hyponym | defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence |
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