defence mechanism
noun
psychoanal
a usually unconscious mental process designed to reduce the anxiety, shame, etc, associated with instinctive desires
physiol
the protective response of the body against disease organisms
Words nearby defence mechanism
defective year,
defector,
defederalize,
defence,
defence in depth,
defence mechanism,
defend,
defendant,
defender of the bond,
defender of the faith,
defenestrate