"displacement activity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: displacement activities [plural]
Etymology: First mentions in 1940 by two Dutch researchers Nikolaas Tinbergen and Adriaan Kortlandt Head templates: {{en-noun}} displacement activity (plural displacement activities)
  1. (psychology) Aimless, often self-comforting behavior displayed when in doubt, blocked or frustrated. Categories (topical): Psychology Related terms: escapism
    Sense id: en-displacement_activity-en-noun-z3nK4cUy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  2. (more broadly) Something done needlessly when procrastinating. Translations (aimless behaviour; something done needlessly): pótcselekvés (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-displacement_activity-en-noun-C9Qylt04 Disambiguation of 'aimless behaviour; something done needlessly': 42 58

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