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reaction formation > noun, process
Meaning(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.
Examples"his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive"
Categorypsychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
Broaderdefense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence

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