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Displacement is the redirection of an impulse (usually aggression) onto a powerless substitute target. The target can be a person or an object that can serve as a symbolic substitute. this is a type of neurotic defence mechanism defence mechanism is the most repeated questions in entrance examination Ex: Someone who is frustrated by his or her superiors may go home and kick the dog, beat up a family member.