reaction formation

English - Turkish

Definition of reaction formation in English Turkish dictionary

reaksiyon oluşumu

(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) tepki oluşumu

English - English

Definition of reaction formation in English English dictionary

A psychological defense mechanism by which an objectionable impulse is expressed in an opposite or contrasting behavior

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

Hyphenation

re·ac·tion for·ma·tion

Turkish pronunciation

riäkşın fôrmeyşın

Pronunciation

/rēˈaksʜən fôrˈmāsʜən/ /riːˈækʃən fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/