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fumigation collapse: the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it

filtration collapse: the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter; the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium

overcompensation collapse: excessive compensation; (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

clarification collapse: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"

purification collapse: the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"; a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

defense mechanism collapse: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

steaming collapse: filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist; "a steaming kettle"; "steamy towels"

atomization collapse: annihilation by reducing something to atoms; separating something into fine particles

substitution collapse: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"; an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

percolation collapse: the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification; the act of making coffee in a percolator; the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"

dissociation collapse: the act of removing from association; (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions; a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

wishful thinking collapse: the illusion that what you wish for is actually true

displacement collapse: act of removing from office or employment; to move something from its natural environment; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one; (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

distillation collapse: the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors

extraction collapse: the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"; the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

compensation collapse: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury); (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

isolation collapse: the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others; a country's withdrawal from international politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation"; a feeling of being disliked and alone; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it; a state of separation between persons or groups

rationalization collapse: the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency; (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation; the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

repression collapse: the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"; (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious; a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"

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