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Meanings of self-defence mechanism in English

Russian
защитный механизм
Portuguese
mecanismo de defesa
Spanish
mecanismo de defensa
Catalan
mecanisme de defensa

Unconscious psychological mechanism that reduces anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli.

      защитный механизм
      Usage of self-defence mechanism in English
      1
      She was the model for the island's self-defence mechanism.
      iD
      2
      The target's inner self-defence mechanism will always spot this.
      Meltdown
      3
      The collision was as bad as you'll see -the perfect storm when challenger and receiver meet in mid-air with no self-defencemechanisms engaged.
      The Guardian