survival mechanism

noun

: a way of protecting oneself from being hurt by other people

Examples of survival mechanism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is a survival mechanism your body employs in preparation for not being fed regularly or adequately.2 3. —Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026

Scott explains that seedlings can flower prematurely when grown indoors as a survival mechanism. —Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026

Humor has always been a survival mechanism for Jewish people but also me. —Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026

The idea reverberates in recent efforts within domestic-violence advocacy to reframe victims’ solicitousness as a survival mechanism. —Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026

The body once responded to stress by storing fat around the midsection—a survival mechanism that helped keep quick energy available during times of crisis in early human evolution. —Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025

This inner tug-of-war can produce a survival mechanism masquerading as preparation. —Melissa Sierra, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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