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Interject vs Introject - What's the difference?

interject | introject |

As verbs the difference between interject and introject

is that interject is to insert something between other things while introject is to unconsciously incorporate into one's psyche.

As a noun introject is

an element of another person that is unconsciously incorporated into one's psyche.

interject

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To insert something between other things
  • To interpose oneself; to intervene.

    • Synonyms

    * (to insert between other things) insert * (to interpose oneself) interpose, intervene

    Related terms

    * interjection

    introject

    English

    Verb

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

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (psychology) An element of another person that is unconsciously incorporated into one's psyche.
  • * 2003 , Theodore Millon, ?Melvin J. Lerner, ?Irving B. Weiner, Handbook of Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology (page 123)
    • When introjects are weak (or even absent), an anaclitic personality configuration results, characterized by dependency, insecurity, and feelings of helplessness and emptiness.