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avoidance reaction

NOUN
escape mechanism
Synonyms
WEAK
bunker atmosphere bunker mentality defense mechanism defenses ego defenses negative taxis negative tropism psychological defenses

Example Sentences

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First, they carried out cliff avoidance reaction tests, which are used to test impulsivity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

But it was an avoidance reaction all the same.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2018

That deficit caused them to lose their natural avoidance reaction to predators—an obvious challenge for survival.

From Scientific American • Apr. 13, 2014