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symbolism (simĀ“bәl-iz-әm) the act or process of representing something by a symbol. in psychoanalytic theory, a mechanism of unconscious thinking characterized by substitution of a symbol for a repressed or threatening impulse or object, which is often of a sexual nature, so as to avoid censorship by the superego.
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