defense vs isolation

isolation vs defense

defense and isolation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defense	Yes	No	No	No
isolation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, isolation is a hyponym of defense; that is, isolation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defense:

defense: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
isolation: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it

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

defense (noun)	isolation (noun)
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies	the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury	a country's withdrawal from international politics
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him	a feeling of being disliked and alone
protection from harm	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
a structure used to defend against attack	a state of separation between persons or groups
the justification for some act or belief
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

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