introjection

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′trə jekshən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•tro•jec•tion  (in′trə jekshən),USA pronunciation n. [Psychoanal.]
  1. Psychologyan unconscious psychic process by which a person incorporates into his or her own psychic apparatus the characteristics of another person or object.
  • intro- + (in)jection 1865–70

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