reaction formation
- IPA[rēˈakSHən fôrˈmāSHən]
- the tendency of a repressed wish or feeling to be expressed at a conscious level in a contrasting form
noun: reaction formation, plural noun: reaction formations
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名詞
- 1. the tendency of a repressed wish or feeling to be expressed at a conscious level in a contrasting form his extremely rigid stance reeks of reaction formation shamelessness is a reaction formation against shame, a defiant attempt to overcome a profound inner fear of weakness