Defense Reaction (Noun)

Meaning

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

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Defense
• Defence
• Defense Mechanism
• Defence Mechanism
• Defence Reaction

Hypernyms

• Psychoanalytic Process
• Process

Hyponyms

• Regression
• Repression
• Isolation
• Conversion
• Idealization
• Reaction Formation
• Displacement
• Intellectualization
• Compensation
• Denial
• Projection
• Rationalization