perceptual defence

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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