English > defence: 11 senses > noun 1, process| Meaning | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires. |
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| Synonyms | defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense |
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| Category | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine | The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
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| Narrower | compensation | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors |
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| conversion | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis |
| denial | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts |
| displacement | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one |
| idealization, idealisation | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad |
| intellectualization, intellectualisation | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict / conflict / conflict / conflict |
| isolation | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally / originally associated with it |
| projection | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else |
| rationalization, rationalisation | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening |
| 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 |
| regression | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile / infantile state |
| repression | (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious |
| Broader | process, unconscious process | A mental process that you are not directly aware of |
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| psychoanalytic process | A process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory |
| Spanish | mecanismo de defensa |
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| Catalan | mecanisme de defensa |
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English > defence: 11 senses > noun 9, act| Meaning | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies / enemies. |
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| Synonyms | defense, defensive measure |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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| Narrower | air defense | defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy / enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness |
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| biological defense, biological defence, biodefense, biodefence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents |
| biological warfare defense, biological warfare defence, BW defense, BW defence | defense against biological warfare |
| chemical defense, chemical defence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents |
| deliberate defense, deliberate defence | A defense organized before contact is made with the enemy / enemy and while time for organization is available |
| hasty defense, hasty defence | A defense organized while in contact with the enemy / enemy or when time is limited |
| mining, minelaying | laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy / enemy personnel and equipment |
| stand | A defensive effort |
| umbrella | A formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets |
| Broader | military action, action | A military engagement |
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| Spanish | defensa, medida defensiva |
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| Catalan | defensa, mesura defensiva |
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