| reaction formation | (n) (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, Example: his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive |
| 反動形成 | [はんどうけいせい, handoukeisei] (n) reaction formation [Add to Longdo] |