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1. reaction_formation
noun. (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.
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2. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
3. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] the act of fabricating something in a particular shape.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
4. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] the act of forming or establishing something.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
5. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] a particular spatial arrangement.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
6. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] (geology) the geological features of the earth.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
7. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] natural process that causes something to form.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
8. reaction
noun. ['riːˈækʃən'] (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others.
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- reaction (English)
- reaction (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- reactio (Latin)
9. reaction
noun. ['riːˈækʃən'] an idea evoked by some experience.
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- reaction (English)
- reaction (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- reactio (Latin)