introjected - 2 dictionary results
| in·tro·ject
(ĭn'trə-jěkt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. To incorporate (characteristics of a person or object) into one's own psyche unconsciously. [Back-formation from introjection, from German Introjektion : Latin intrō-, intro- + Latin -iectiō, -iectiōn-, throwing (from iactus, past participle of iacere, to throw; see inject).] in'tro·jec'tion n. |
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| introjected | |
adjective | |
| incorporated unconsciously into your own psyche |
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