defense mechanism
Example Sentences
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For Divon, Pallywood is less a conspiracy theory than a psychological defense mechanism.
From Slate • May 30, 2025
“It was a defense mechanism because of my past history.”
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025
To figure out the mechanism of the observed parent-of-origin effect, the Burga group decided to study the main germline defense mechanism against selfish genetic elements, known as the piRNA pathway.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024
Maybe it’s an actor’s defense mechanism, to try to be as forgettable as possible?
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024
It just about shattered every defense mechanism and every pretext I had against going to school.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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