"defense mechanism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: defense mechanisms [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Abwehrmechanismus, a concept in the Freudian model. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Abwehrmechanismus}} Calque of German Abwehrmechanismus Head templates: {{en-noun}} defense mechanism (plural defense mechanisms)
  1. (psychology) A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations. Tags: US Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: defence mechanism Translations (psychological strategy): mecanisme de defensa [masculine] (Catalan), 自我防衛機制 (Chinese Mandarin), 自我防卫机制 (zìwǒ fángwèi jīzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 心理防禦機制 (Chinese Mandarin), 心理防御机制 (xīnlǐ fángyù jīzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), puolustusmekanismi (Finnish), mécanisme de défense [masculine] (French), Abwehrmechanismus [masculine] (German), 방어기제 (bang'eogije) (alt: 防禦機制) (Korean), защи́тный механи́зм (zaščítnyj mexanízm) [masculine] (Russian), mecanismo de defensa [masculine] (Spanish), savunma mekanizması (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-defense_mechanism-en-noun--Eom0W9g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 79 21 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'psychological strategy': 99 1
  2. (evolutionary theory) An automatic reaction of the body against foreign antibodies. Tags: US Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory Translations (reaction of the body): 防禦機制 (Chinese Mandarin), 防御机制 (fángyù jīzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), puolustusmekanismi (Finnish), защи́тный механи́зм (zaščítnyj mexanízm) [masculine] (Russian), savunma mekanizması (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-defense_mechanism-en-noun-rGDndSo2 Disambiguation of 'reaction of the body': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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