Term: displacement: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: christmas tree: an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: natural order: the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: acoraceae: used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: aorta: the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: meaningfulness: the quality of having great value or significance
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: commutation: a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: paddlewheel: a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: rosefish: large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: embrace: the state of taking in or encircling
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: worcester sauce: a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices