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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict

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  1. n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
  2. n:100 n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict