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primary gain

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noun

Psychiatry.

  1. the removal of emotional conflict or relief of anxiety that is the immediate benefit of a defense mechanism or neurotic symptom.

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The primary gain for cash-strapped Sprint will be the short-term infusion of funds as it struggles to whittle down debt.

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2012

The primary gain: Gemayel was forced to convene a reconciliation conference in Geneva to redistribute national power more fairly.

From Time Magazine Archive

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