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reaction formation

 
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–noun Psychoanalysis.
a behavioral tendency developed in direct opposition to a repressed impulse.
Origin:
1905–10
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reaction formation  
n.  A psychological defense mechanism by which an objectionable impulse is expressed in an opposite or contrasting behavior.
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Main Entry: reaction formation
Function: noun
: a psychological defense mechanism in which one form of behavior substitutes for or conceals a diametrically opposedrepressed impulse in order to protect against it
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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reaction formation n.
A defense mechanism by which an objectionable impulse is expressed in an opposite or contrasting attitude or behavior.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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