defence mechanism
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Types & categories
- unconscious process hypernym
- psychoanalytic process hypernym
- compensation hyponym
- conversion hyponym
- denial hyponym
- displacement hyponym
- idealisation hyponym
- intellectualization hyponym
- isolation hyponym
- projection hyponym
- rationalisation hyponym
- reaction formation hyponym
- regression hyponym
- repression hyponym
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- psychiatry domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychiatry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | unconscious process |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | psychoanalytic process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | compensation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conversion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | denial |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | displacement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | idealisation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intellectualization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | isolation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | projection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rationalisation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reaction formation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | regression |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | repression |