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Defense mechanism
Synonyms for "defense mechanism" (91 found)
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General use (84)
Noun, verb(12 words)
Adj, noun, verb(1 words)
Noun(47 words)
withdrawalprojectionresistancealienationsuppressiondefenseprotectioncompensationdisplacementrationalizationisolationrepressionautismneutralityevasionequivocationpreventionsubstitutionforbearancenegativism
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dissociationwishful thinkingdefenceavoidancecircumventionsublimationnoninvolvementescapismdereismnoninterventionrunaroundelusionovercompensationself-defensesymbolizationevasivenessdecompensationself-preservationmental blockelusivenessevasive actionself-protectionforestallmentdefence mechanismdefense in depthdefense reactiondefence reaction
wish fulfillmentescape mechanismautistic thinkingdereistic thinkingwish-fulfillment fantasyavoidance mechanismblame-shiftingemotional insulationescape into fantasypsychotaxissociological adjustive reactionsthe runaroundavoiding reactionshunting offavoidance reactiondeterrent capacityego defensesnegative taxispsychological defensesthe defensive
Verb(2 words)
Informal (7)
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