something that you do in order to avoid dealing with an unpleasant situation
Synonyms and related words
General words for actions and activities
action
measure
doings
2
in biology and psychology, something that a person or animal does that has no obvious connection with the situation which they are in and that is the result of being confused about what to do
Synonyms and related words
General words for actions and activities
action
measure
doings
displacement activity
noun countable/uncountable
US
Word Forms
singular
displacement activity
plural
displacement activities
DEFINITIONS2
1
something that you do in order to avoid dealing with an unpleasant situation
Synonyms and related words
General words for actions and activities
action
thing
operation
2
in biology and psychology, something that a person or animal does that has no obvious connection with the situation which they are in and that is the result of being confused about what to do