DEFENSE MECHANISM


Meaning of DEFENSE MECHANISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1913

1. : an often unconscious mental process (as repression) that makes possible compromise solutions to personal problems

2. : a defensive reaction by an organism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.