Term: conversion: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
Candidate hypernym: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires → 1
Candidate hypernym: submersible: an apparatus intended for use under water → 0
Candidate hypernym: imperativeness: the quality of being insistent → 0
Candidate hypernym: hearthrug: a rug spread out in front of a fireplace → 0
Candidate hypernym: wheeziness: presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis) → 0
Candidate hypernym: chrysaora: a genus of Scyphozoa → 0
Candidate hypernym: upset: a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging → 0
Candidate hypernym: affix: a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form → 0
Candidate hypernym: rustication: the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner → 0
Candidate hypernym: projection: any solid convex shape that juts out from something → 0
Candidate hypernym: pinto: a spotted or calico horse or pony → 0