• n.
    ⦿(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    lexical concept

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:defence
  2. enl:defence mechanism
  3. enl:defence reaction
  4. enl:defense
  5. enl:defense mechanism
  6. enl:defense reaction
wn:interlingual indexili:i107469

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  • defencedefence mechanismdefence reactiondefensedefense mechanismdefense reaction
  • defence mechanismdefence reactiondefense mechanismdefense reaction