reaction formation
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reaction formation Definition
(n) (
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
; "
his
strict
morality
is
just
a
reaction
formation
to
hide
his
reaction formation Synonyms
reaction formation
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