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 is important to remember that inflammation is a defense mechanism of the body.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
Scientists believe that algae use bioluminescence as a defense mechanism — to scare off hungry sea creatures or call attention to their location, which draws the predators’ predators.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024
My greatest fears began to unfold as I crept back into the only defense mechanism I’ve ever known.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 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
