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reaction formation:
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reaction formation:

reaction formation [the ~] noun

the reaction formation

– (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 ¹
the reaction formation
– (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 ¹
- reaction formation [the ~] noun
  - his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive¹

Alternate Synonyms for "reaction formation":

defense mechanism; defense reaction; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense; defence

Related Definitions for "reaction formation":

(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 them¹
- his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive¹

Related Synonyms for reaction formation

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