introject

noun

(psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child

verb

incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously

Roots

introintro- · Latin · inward iacereject- · Latin · to throw

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The word introject breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: intro-, from Latin intro (“inward”); and ject, from Latin iacere (“to throw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.