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coping mechanisms

coping mechanisms is the plural of coping mechanism.

Meaning of coping mechanism

Noun

coping mechanism (plural coping mechanisms)

  1. Synonym of coping strategy.
    • To avoid such feelings by using mood alterators is a normal coping mechanism for our times.1996, Cherie Carter-Scott, Negaholics: How to Overcome Negativity and Turn Your Life Around, page 75
    Synonyms:
    coping strategy

Questions about coping mechanisms

What is coping mechanisms the plural of?
Coping mechanisms is the plural of coping mechanism.

Words near coping mechanisms in the dictionary

  1. copin
  2. copine
  3. copines
  4. coping
  5. coping mechanism
  6. coping mechanisms
  7. coping saw
  8. coping saws
  9. coping stone
  10. coping stones
  11. coping strategies

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