defence mechanism vs denial

denial vs defence mechanism

defence mechanism and denial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defence mechanism	Yes	No	No	No
denial	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, denial is a hyponym of defence mechanism; that is, denial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defence mechanism:

defence mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
denial: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

Other hyponyms of defence mechanism include compensation, conversion, displacement, idealisation, idealization, intellectualisation, intellectualization, isolation, projection, rationalisation, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression, defensive attribition, passive aggression.

defence mechanism (noun)	denial (noun)
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
	the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
	the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

Difference between defence mechanism and denial

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