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defusion

American  
[dee-fyoo-zhuhn] / diˈfyu ʒən /

noun

Psychoanalysis.

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

Etymology

Origin of defusion

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + fusion

Example Sentences

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"Through dialogue comes understanding and a defusion of tension."

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

But we have gone far beyond the argument, and proved by multiplied experiment the alleged destruction of all living matter by the briefest exposure to the influence of boiling water to be a defusion.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

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