反はん動どう形けい成せい

noun

reaction formation

A psychoanalytic defense mechanism where a person unconsciously replaces an unacceptable impulse with its opposite, often expressed in exaggerated behavior. Technical term used in psychology.

• 反はん動どう形けい成せいの例れいとして、憎にくしみを過か剰じょうな愛あい情じょうで覆おおい隠かくすことが挙あげられる。

  An example of reaction formation is covering up hatred with excessive affection.