n. An unconscious defense mechanism in which one incorporates characteristics of another person or object into one's own psyche. [German Introjektion : Latin intrō-, intro- + Latin -iectiō, -iectiōn-, throwing (from iactus, past participle of iacere, to throw; see INJECT).] in′tro·ject v. |
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