DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
defence mechanism
Defence mechanism has 4 syllables: de · fence mech · an · ism.
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noun. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
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