reaction formation
NOUN
18 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reaction formation is a valid 18-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1A1C3T1I1O1N1F4O1R1M3A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does reaction formation mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(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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