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    reaction formation

    reaction formation - Dictionary definition and meaning for word reaction formation

    Definition
    (noun) (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
    Example Sentence
    • his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive

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text: reaction the doctor can see you for just
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