Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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reaction formation | Yes | No | No | No |
defense reaction | Yes | No | No | No |
reaction formation (noun) | defense reaction (noun) |
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(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 | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |