Defense Mechanism

Definition: Defense Mechanism

Defense Mechanism

Noun

1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.

Synonyms: Defense Mechanism

Synonyms: defence (n), defence mechanism (n), defence reaction (n), defense (n), defense reaction (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Defense Mechanism

English words defined with "defense mechanism": compensation, conversion ♦ denial, displacement ♦ idealisation, idealization, intellectualisation, intellectualization ♦ projection ♦ rationalisation, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression. (references)

Specialty definitions using "defense mechanism": Mucociliary Clearance ♦ Orange Book ♦ Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Defense Mechanism

Domain	Title
Books	Defense Mechanism (reference) Mucosal Immunology: Intraepithelial Lymphocytes (Advances in Host Defense Mechanism, Vol 9) (reference) Need for Reassurance: A Defense Mechanism in Anxiety-Provoking Guilt (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Defense Mechanism [CD-SINGLE] [EP] (reference) Defense Mechanism [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Defense Mechanism

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Some persons believe diarrhea is the body's defense mechanism to minimize contact time between gut pathogens and intestinal mucosa. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Defense Mechanism

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
defense mechanism	103
defense mechanism psychology	8
defense mechanism psychological	6
defense mechanism projection	4
animal defense mechanism	2
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Modern Translations: Defense Mechanism

Language		Translations for "defense mechanism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		forsvarsmekanisme, afværgemekanisme. (various references)

Dutch		afweermechanisme. (various references)

Finnish		defenssimekanismi, suojautumismekanismi, puolustusmekanismi, puolustus (defence, excuse). (various references)

French		mécanisme de défense. (various references)

German		Abwehrmechanismus. (various references)

Greek		μηχανισμός άμυνας. (various references)

Italian		meccanismo di difesa. (various references)

Pig Latin		efenseday echanismmay

Russian		защитный механизм. (various references)

Spanish		mecanismo de defensa (psychical defence mechanisms, thymogenic defence mechanisms). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Defense Mechanism

Misspellings
	"Defense Mechanism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: defence mechanisim, defense mechanisim. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Defense Mechanism

Proper Noun Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-e-e-f-h-i-m-m-n-n-s-s"
	-4 letters: Massedefence.
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