defense mechanism (English, noun)
expansion: defense mechanism (plural defense mechanisms)
expansion: (American spelling)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.
tags: US
qualifier: evolutionary theory
glosses: An automatic reaction of the body against foreign antibodies.
tags: US
Forms:
form: defense mechanisms
tags: plural
form: defence mechanism
tags: alternative