Introjection

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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(psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects

polysemous

Classifications

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Introjections
possessive: Introjection's
pluralpossessive: Introjections'

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