[im-ij-ree, im-i-juh-ree] 
| 1. | the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream. |
| 2. | pictorial images. |
| 3. | the use of rhetorical images. |
| 4. | figurative description or illustration; rhetorical images collectively. |
| 5. | Psychology. mental images collectively, esp. those produced by the action of imagination. |
The mental pictures created by a piece of writing: “The imagery of “The Waste Land” — crumbling towers, dried-up wells, toppled tombstones — conveys the author's sense of a civilization in decay.”
imagery im·age·ry (ĭm'ĭj-rē)
n.
A set of mental pictures or images.
A technique in behavior therapy in which the patient is conditioned to use pleasant fantasies to counteract the unpleasant feelings associated with anxiety.
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