perceptual defence

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noun

psychol the process by which it is thought that certain stimuli are either not perceived or are distorted due to their offensive, unpleasant, or threatening nature

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Words nearby perceptual defence

percept, perceptible, perception, perceptive, perceptual, perceptual defence, perceptual mapping, Perceval, perch, perchance, Perche

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How to use perceptual defence in a sentence

Dennis recorded a single with John Lennon to raise money for a legal defence fund.
Felix Dennis, Counter-Cultural Icon and Publisher Who Spent $100m on Fast Living, Dies|Tom Sykes|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Estonia, Prince Harry will thank the Estonian Defence Forces for their support of British troops in Afghanistan.
Cressida Wedding Summit|Tom Sykes|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, the defence team of Britain's most famous publicist Max Clifford came out - swinging?
This Just In: Max Clifford's Penis Is "Certainly Not Enormous"|Tom Sykes|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Similar attacks then followed against the Latvian Ministry of Defence and Defence Forces sites.
The Return of Russian Hard Power?|Michael Weiss|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Instead, it turned out to be richly perceptual and affective.
A Silence Worth 1,000 Pictures|Blake Gopnik|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
During this defence, the Empress frequently shook her head; and when it was finished, she rose from her chair.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
She possessed also a great and philosophic mind, and wrote an able defence of Locke.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
This of course must be laid to the credit of the local supporters of "the noble art of self-defence," the Brummagem bruisers.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
No more admirable illustration can be found of the truth that the essence of defence lies in a vigorous local offence.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The Turks fired a mine under Quinn's Post and then rushed a section of the defence isolated by the explosion.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton