introjection
[ in-truh-jek-shuhn ]
nounPsychoanalysis.
an unconscious psychic process by which a person incorporates the characteristics of another person or object into their own psychic apparatus.
Origin of introjection
1First recorded in 1865–70; intro- + (in)jection
Words Nearby introjection
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How to use introjection in a sentence
This second piece is the one which has been altered by introjection and which contains the lost object.
Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego | Sigmund FreudIn the case of introjection, he falls into a ludicrous self-deification or moral self-laceration.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology | C. G. Jung
British Dictionary definitions for introjection
introjection
/ (ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkʃən) /
noun
psychol the act or process of introjecting
Origin of introjection
1C20: from intro- + (pro) jection
Derived forms of introjection
- introjective, adjective
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