defusion

[ dee-fyoo-zhuh n ]

/ diˈfyu ʒən /

noun Psychoanalysis.

separation of the life instinct from the death instinct, a process often accompanying maturity.

Nearby words

deft, defunct, defunctive, defund, defuse, defusion, defuze, defy, deg, deg., degame

Origin of defusion

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + fusion

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