Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reaction formation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: re-ac-tion -for-ma-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them

Example Sentences

"his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive"

Questions

What does reaction formation mean?: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them

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