Meaning of reaction formation
Definition of reaction formation
(noun)
(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"
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