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introject

noun verb

(psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized

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Word length
9
Starts with
I
Ends with
T
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
18

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Pronunciation

ɪntɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛkt

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noun

  1. (psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized

verb

  1. Incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously

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