pro·jec·tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-jkshn) n. The act of projecting or the condition of being projected.
In Psychology.
- The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or suppositions to others: “Even trained anthropologists have been guilty of unconscious projection of clothing the subjects of their research in theories brought with them into the field” (Alex Shoumatoff).
- The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or desires to someone or something as a naive or unconscious defense against anxiety or guilt.