externalization

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Synonyms: eternalization, externalisation, internalization, externalizations

Antonyms: eternalization, externalisation, internalization, externalizations

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Noun

1. The process of making something [[external]], or visible from the outside.
2. A [[physical]] thing that [[typifies]] an [[abstract]] thing; an [[embodiment]] or [[personalization]].
3. {{lb|en|psychology}} In [[Freudian]] psychology, an [[unconscious]] [[defense mechanism]] by which an individual "[[project]]s" his or her own [[internal]] [[characteristic]]s onto the outside world or other people.

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