The study of defense mechanisms will remain incomplete so long as they are regarded chiefly as wardings off, renunciations and negative assertions.
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Warding
Synonyms for "warding" (24 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (7)
Noun(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (12)
Noun(12 words)
preventiveprotectprotectionprotectiveprotective charmprotective spellshieldshieldingstave offthwartingwardwarding ritual
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More general
11 entriesbarrierboundarydefensedefense systemdefensive actionmagical techniqueoccult practiceprocessprotectionprotective ritualsecurity measure
More specific
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Collocations
16 entriesdefensive actiondefensive barrierdefensive posturedefensive warddisease resistancefirewallingmagical wardpreventive strategyprophylactic measuresprotective barrierprotective charmprotective measuresprotective ritualward offwarding offwarding spell
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
1 total sentences available.