reaction formation
noun
17 letters5 syllables24 points in Scrabble®28 points in WWF®
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NOUN
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(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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Starts withR
Ends withN
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Double word48 points
Triple word72 points
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Starts & ends withR … N
Syllablesre · ac · tion for · ma · tion
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