Defense reaction
Defense reaction noun - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
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Symbolization and defense reaction are semantically related in protective activity topic. In some cases you can use "Symbolization" instead a noun phrase "Defense reaction".
Symbolization
Symbolization noun - The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning.
Defense reaction and symbolization are semantically related in protective activity topic. You can use "Defense reaction" instead a noun "Symbolization".
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Symbolization and Defense reaction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defense_reaction/symbolization
Defense reaction & Symbolization. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defense_reaction/symbolization>.
Symbolization or Defense reaction. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defense_reaction/symbolization.
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