reaction formation - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them

Synonyms

• reaction formation

More generic

• defence
• defence mechanism
• defence reaction
• defense
• defense mechanism
• defense reaction

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