defusion
The act of defusingThe act of defusing.
/diːˈfjuːʒən/
Meaning
2 senses(proscribed, uncountable)The act of defusing.
(countable, neologism, uncountable)The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
Origin
From defuse + -ion, apparently by analogy with fusion etc.From defuse + -ion, apparently by analogy with fusion etc.
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Forms
plural: defusions| Singular | defusion |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable