English-German translation for "defence mechanism"

"defence mechanism" German translation

defence mechanism
, defense mechanismnoun | Substantiv s American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS

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Abwehrmechanismus, Abwehrmaßnahme unbewusste Verdrängung, Nichtzur-Kenntnis-Nehmen
  • Abwehrmechanismusmasculine | Maskulinum m
    defence mechanism biology | BiologieBIOL of organism
    defence mechanism biology | BiologieBIOL of organism
  • Abwehrmaßnahmefeminine | Femininum f
    defence mechanism biology | BiologieBIOL of body
    defence mechanism biology | BiologieBIOL of body
  • (unbewusste) Verdrängung, (unbewusstes) Nichtzur-Kenntnis-Nehmen (von unangenehmen Erlebnissen, Affektenet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    defence mechanism psychology | PsychologiePSYCH
    defence mechanism psychology | PsychologiePSYCH
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