Meanings
nounexternalization (countable and uncountable, plural externalizations)
plural externalizations
- countableuncountableThe process of making something external, or visible from the outside.
- countableuncountableA physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesIn Freudian psychology, an unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual "projects" his or her own internal characteristics onto the outside world or other people.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounembodying in an outward form
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French extériorisation
- extériorisationphysical thing that typifies an abstract thing
Romanian externizare
- externizarephysical thing that typifies an abstract thing
Spanish exteriorización
- exteriorizaciónphysical thing that typifies an abstract thing
Cite this entry
APA
externalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/externalization
MLA
“externalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/externalization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “externalization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/externalization.
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