defence mechanism
NOUN
17 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
defence mechanism is a valid 17-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1F4E1N1C3E1M3E1C3H4A1N1I1S1M3
2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING
What does defence mechanism mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
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