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introjection

in tro jec tion |ˌintrəˈjekSHən ˌɪntrəˈʤɛkʃən | ▶noun Psychoanalysis the unconscious adoption of the ideas or attitudes of others. DERIVATIVES in tro ject |-ˈjekt |verb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from intro- ‘into, ’ on the pattern of projection .

 

Oxford Dictionary

introjection

introjection |ˌɪntrə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychoanalysis the unconscious adoption of the ideas or attitudes of others. DERIVATIVES introject verb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from intro- ‘into ’, on the pattern of projection .