defence mechanism

noun

psychoanal a usually unconscious mental process designed to reduce the anxiety, shame, etc, associated with instinctive desires
physiol the protective response of the body against disease organisms

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"The defence mechanisms you put in are absolutely critical."

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Humour can be a highly adapted defence mechanism, she says, which can make comedians more opaque than other contestants.

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"This finding helps us to better understand how the body maintains a balance between cell protection and defence mechanisms. This could open up new avenues for the treatment of inflammatory diseases."

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It also declined to comment on whether any defence mechanisms were used, but said it retained "the right to protect" installations.

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Kyran, 26, is now proud of being confident and uplifting others through drag, but says "it did start as a defence mechanism, because it was a way for me to try and survive".

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