externalization
externalization · externalizations
The process of making something external, or visible from the outsideThe process of making something external, or visible from the outside.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of making something external, or visible from the outside.
(countable, uncountable)A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.
(countable, uncountable)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.
More definitions
- embodying in an outward form
- attributing to outside causes
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: externalizations| Singular | externalization |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- embodying in an outward form:externalisationexteriorizationexteriorisation
- attributing to outside causes:externalisation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable