defense mechanism

Example Sentences

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For Divon, Pallywood is less a conspiracy theory than a psychological defense mechanism.

From Slate • May 30, 2025

It is important to remember that inflammation is a defense mechanism of the body.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

"There is no other vegetable with a defense mechanism that if you attack it, it will spit sulfuric acid in your eyes."

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2024

Maybe it’s an actor’s defense mechanism, to try to be as forgettable as possible?

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

The therapist Mark and Linda made him see had called it a defense mechanism, and Joaquin thought that sounded exactly like something that someone who never needed a defense mechanism would say.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway