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Detailed Synonyms for reaction formation in English
reaction formation:
reaction formation [the ~] nom
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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 1the 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