Defense mechanism
Defense mechanism noun - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
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Defenses and defense mechanism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defenses" instead a noun phrase "Defense mechanism".
Defenses
Defense mechanism and defenses are semantically related. You can use "Defense mechanism" instead a noun "Defenses".
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- protection and defense mechanism
- protection and defenses
- security and defense mechanism
- security and defenses
- justification and defense mechanism
- justification and defenses
- guard and defense mechanism
- guard and defenses
- military and defense mechanism
- military and defenses
- defence and defense mechanism
- defence and defenses
- shield and defense mechanism
- shield and defenses
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Defenses and Defense mechanism. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defense_mechanism/defenses
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