retroject

transitive verb

ret·​ro·​ject

ˈre‧trəˌjekt sometimes ˈrē‧t-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to project into the past

retroject an hallucination into one's childhood

retrojection

ˌ⸗⸗ˈjekshən

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

retro- + -ject (as in project)

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