projection
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8.2
- noun
- /prəˈdʒɛkʃən/
- Specialized
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- And we really like, I realized that a lot of overthought is, you know, a projection of our internal dismay.
- own act of projection
- self-projection
- idealized projection
And that is why we see the projection and the denial and the edginess.
- And that is why we see the projection and the denial and the edginess.
- In relationships, how many fights are just projections of past fights you had with other people?
- You perceive your own projections of the world.
- The proverbial bad tools, the blame projection and deflection of the narcissistic relationship.
- It's not as if it's merely a projection of self consciousness.
- But it's his invention and projection of a person who has control of him.
- You know, it's a mix of wish, you know, projection and delusion and and true belief.
- But to me, it's always been projection.
- Like if Humble's always the calm collected guy, that's like a God like projection.
- That is woven into their projections.
Examples
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In a disturbing projection not new to him, he saw himself apart, as though on a screen.
Fiction book (2002) -
This individual is not a projection of our fears.
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Like who are we if we're not just the projection of our parents, right?
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All of us do because we are, we see ourselves as the projection of what others see, right?
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Is not the world of dreams nothing but a projection of the self?
Fiction book (1999) -
You know as well as I do, romantic love is a projection.
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But we have an outer projection and an inner world that we all operate with.
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Whether such an unconscious projection would have positive or negative ramifications is another question.
Academic text (1992) -
In relationships, how many fights are just projections of past fights you had with other people?
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In therapy, she learned that her anger was often a projection of her unresolved issues from childhood.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A map that keeps small shapes and local angles correct but may change size
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A map that shows the Earth's surface on a cone placed over the globe
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A way to make a flat map by copying Earth onto a cone over part of the globe
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A way of drawing the world on a flat map that keeps areas the correct size
- Specialized
A way of making a flat map that keeps each place's area the same as on the globe
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A sound quality that makes a voice or instrument travel far and be heard clearly
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A method for drawing the Earth's round surface on a flat map that changes shapes or sizes
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A map made by putting the world on a cylinder that keeps shapes but makes areas bigger near the poles
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A map that shows north-south and east-west lines as straight and makes polar areas look larger than they are
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A world map that shows continents at their true size by changing ocean shapes
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A way of drawing the Earth on a flat map that keeps small areas in their true shape and angles
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A map that uses curved latitude lines so distances match the globe along them
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A way of drawing the world on a flat map that keeps area correct and suits maps near the equator
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A map that shows the equator and east-west lines straight and north-south lines wavy while keeping areas correct
How Defensive
3
7.2
- Specialized
29
8.2
- Specialized
19
7.4
101
2.9
- Formal
11
8.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Projection comes from Latin parts pro- 'forward' and ject 'throw', the same root as in project. In psychology, projection is a kind of 'throwing' where you put your own feelings onto someone else, which is why it means blaming others for what you feel.