Defence
Defence noun - The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.
Repression and defence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repression" instead a noun "Defence".
Repression
Repression noun - (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious.
Defence and repression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defence" instead a noun "Repression".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| public | public defence | public repression |
| effective | effective defence | effective repression |
| strong | strong defence | strong repression |
| absolute | absolute defence | absolute repression |
| Other adjectives: deliberate, personal, internal, psychological. | ||
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Repression and Defence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defence/repression
Defence & Repression. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defence/repression>.
Repression or Defence. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defence/repression.
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