Symptom formation
symptom formation n.
The process of developing a physical or behavioral substitute for an unconscious impulse or a conflict that causes anxiety, such as avoiding crowds. Also called symptom substitution.
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verb (used with object), symptomized, symptomizing. 1. to be a symptom or sign of.
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- Syn
1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, having the same function as co- (synthesis; synoptic); used, with the meaning “with,” “together,” in the formation of compound words (synsepalous) or “synthetic” in such compounds (syngas). 1. synonym. 2. synonymous. 3. synonymy. adverb, preposition, conjunction 1. a variant of syne1 prefix 1. with or together: synecology […]
- Synaeresis
noun, Phonetics. 1. the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, especially the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong. 2. synizesis. noun 1. a variant spelling of syneresis