(Psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
1 It's a psychological defense mechanism , a means of coping with the unbearable.
2 The defense mechanism wasn't a thinking being, capable of making judgment calls.
3 Jeth rolled his eyes, sarcasm the only self- defense mechanism left to him.
4 Objective: A defense mechanism is an automatic psychological process necessary for successful adaptation.
5 He was irritating because that was what he used as a defense mechanism .
6 Autophagy is an important host defense mechanism which targets invading pathogens.
7 Lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity represents one defense mechanism that contributes to transplant rejection.
8 Melanization is a universal defense mechanism of insects against microbial infection.
9 That didn't stop her tourism gene from kicking in like a defense mechanism .
10 The armadillo's smell was horrible - some defense mechanism , Mallory guessed-butshe couldn't move away.
11 Loss of appetite, in that case, is both a blessing and a self- defense mechanism .
12 This is one burg where they build a defense mechanism at an early age.
13 Normal mucociliary flow is a significant defense mechanism in the prevention of acute sinusitis.
14 Wang could be sarcastic at times, but it might just be a defense mechanism .
15 This has been ignored or explained away as a defense mechanism in previous investigations.
16 It is a defense mechanism rationalizing forces ungoverned and ungovernable.
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