(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
双语例句
If the findings of psychoanalytic investigation of feelings have any validity, feelings of boredom arise as a defense against deep feelings of anxiety. 如果在情感方面的心理研究成果仍然有效，厌倦感是深藏的焦虑心情引起的防御反应。
