reaction formation in English
noun
1
the tendency of a repressed wish or feeling to be expressed at a conscious level in a contrasting form.
There seems a quality of reaction formation suggesting, not surprisingly, that these scientists were struggling with themselves as much as with Müller, their teacher.
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1. His strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive.
2. Mood, reactivity, body image, reaction formation and adjustment to the radical method of treatment are presented.
3. There are three stages during sealed reaction:low sealed reaction stage, transition stage and sealed reaction formation stage(highly sealed reaction stage).
4. An interesting example of a reaction formation is one displayed by men who are afraid of any sign of softness, which they equate with feminity , in their make-up.