introjection

[ in-truh-jek-shuhn ]

noun

, Psychoanalysis.

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

introjection

/ ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkʃən /

noun

1. psychol the act or process of introjecting

Derived Forms

• ˌintroˈjective, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of introjection¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of introjection¹

C20: from intro- + ( pro ) jection

Example Sentences

This second piece is the one which has been altered by introjection and which contains the lost object.

From Project Gutenberg

In the case of introjection, he falls into a ludicrous self-deification or moral self-laceration.

From Project Gutenberg