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Best answers for Defense mechanism – Crossword Clue


Answer: denial


Clue Length Answer
Defense mechanism4 lettersward
  1. Definition: 1. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"

Defense mechanism4 lettersslip
  1. Definition: 1. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"

Defense mechanism4 lettersmoat
  1. Definition: 1. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

Defense mechanism4 lettersmace
  1. Definition: 1. a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

Defense mechanism5 lettersalibi
  1. Definition: 1. exonerate by means of an alibi

Defense mechanism6 letterszigzag
  1. Definition: 1. in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"

Defense mechanism6 lettersdenial
  1. Definition: 1. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

Defense mechanism8 lettersshunning

    Defense mechanism9 lettersrunaround
    1. Definition: 1. a delaying or evasive, and sometimes deceptive, answer to an inquiry or request.

    Defense mechanism10 lettersrefraining

      Defense mechanism10 lettersresistance
      1. Definition: 1. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"

      Defense mechanism10 lettersprotection
      1. Definition: 1. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

      Defense mechanism10 lettersprojection

        Defense mechanism10 lettersprevention

          Defense mechanism10 letterswithdrawal
          1. Definition: 1. the termination of drug taking

          Defense mechanism10 lettersrepression

            Defense mechanism11 letterssuppression

              Defense mechanism11 letterssublimation

                Defense mechanism12 lettersself-defense

                  Defense mechanism12 letterssubstitution
                  1. Definition: 1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

                  Defense mechanism15 lettersrationalization

                    Defense mechanism15 lettersself-protection

                      Defense mechanism16 letterswish-fulfillment

                        Defense mechanism16 letterswishful-thinking

                          Defense mechanism17 lettersself-preservation


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