introjection

1. 1.

   (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego

   Broaderinternalization

   psychoanalysis

2. 2.

   (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

   Broaderinternalization

   psychology

Other forms of introjection

plural

introjections·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about introjection

What does introjection mean?

introjection means "(psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in introjection?

introjection has 5 syllables: in-tro-jec-ti-on. The stress falls on "ti".

Is introjection a common word?

introjection is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.