EXTERNALIZATION

externalization, externalisation, exteriorization, exteriorisation

(noun) embodying in an outward form

externalization, externalisation

(noun) attributing to outside causes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

externalization (countable and uncountable, plural externalizations)

The process of making something external, or visible from the outside.

A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.

(psychology) In Freudian psychology, an unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual "projects" his or her own internal characteristics onto the outside world or other people.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 June 2025

FOOTING

(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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