introjection

[ in-truh-jek-shuhn ]

nounPsychoanalysis.
  1. an unconscious psychic process by which a person incorporates the characteristics of another person or object into their own psychic apparatus.

Origin of introjection

1
First recorded in 1865–70; intro- + (in)jection

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British Dictionary definitions for introjection

introjection

/ (ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkʃən) /


noun
  1. psychol the act or process of introjecting

Origin of introjection

1
C20: from intro- + (pro) jection

Derived forms of introjection

  • introjective, adjective

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