Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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psychoanalytic process | Yes | No | No | No |
defence mechanism | Yes | No | No | No |
psychoanalytic process (noun) | defence mechanism (noun) |
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a process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |