regression vs defense

defense vs regression

regression and defense both are nouns.

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

As nouns, defense is a hypernym of regression; that is, defense is a word with a broader meaning than regression:

regression: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
defense: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

Other hypernyms of regression include defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction.

regression (noun)	defense (noun)
returning to a former state	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)	the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely	protection from harm
	a structure used to defend against attack
	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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