INTROJECT


Meaning of INTROJECT in English

|in.trə|jekt, -rō|- verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: back-formation from introjection

transitive verb

1. : to incorporate or assimilate into oneself subconsciously or unconsciously (attitudes or ideas of others especially parental figures, or in infantile fancy actual parts or all of another's body) — opposed to project ; compare internalize

2. : to turn toward oneself (the love felt for another) or against oneself (the hostility felt toward another)

intransitive verb

: to enter into a situation and play the role either in actuality or in fantasy that the situation suggests or demands

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