The way someone reacts when they feel that their personal choice is being taken away or that their choices have been limited. People are motivated to protect their freedom of choice and once that choice has been taken away from them, they become critical of that choice. This has been also referred to as “sour grapes.”
Citation: Brehm, S. S., & Brehm, J. W. (2013). Psychological Reactance: a theory of freedom and control. Academic Press.