INTROJECT

introject

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

introject

(verb) incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one’s personality unconsciously

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

introject (third-person singular simple present introjects, present participle introjecting, simple past and past participle introjected)

(psychology) To unconsciously incorporate into one's psyche.

Noun

introject (plural introjects)

(psychology) An element of another person that is unconsciously incorporated into one's psyche.

Source: Wiktionary



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COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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