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Definition of "defense reaction" [defense reaction]
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires (noun)
WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
Use "defense reaction" in a sentence
- "Bresler refers to tic as a motor reaction to original mental shock, so that it is in fact a psychic defense reaction of expression."