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defusion

[ dee-fyoo-zhuhn ]

noun

Psychoanalysis.
  1. separation of the life instinct from the death instinct, a process often accompanying maturity.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of defusion1

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + fusion
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"Through dialogue comes understanding and a defusion of tension."

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One strategy for distancing is called defusion.

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About five hours after the defusion, residents started returning home.

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A state of emergency has been declared in the three municipalities affected by the defusion operation, Thessaloniki's Deputy Governor Voula Patoulidou told the Associated Press. news agency.

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These participants were then randomly assigned into one of three strategy groups: cognitive “defusion,” acceptance, or control.

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