defense reaction

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

defense reaction is a valid 16-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1F4E1N1S1E1R1E1A1C3T1I1O1N1
2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does defense reaction mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.

SYNONYMS
DEFENCEDEFENCE MECHANISMDEFENCE REACTIONDEFENSEDEFENSE MECHANISM
BROADER
PROCESSPSYCHOANALYTIC PROCESSUNCONSCIOUS PROCESS
NARROWER
INTELLECTUALISATIONINTELLECTUALIZATIONISOLATIONCOMPENSATIONRATIONALISATIONRATIONALIZATIONREACTION FORMATIONREGRESSION