defense mechanism vs denial

denial vs defense mechanism

defense mechanism and denial both are nouns.

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

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

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

defense 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 defense mechanism and denial

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