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EXTERNALISATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Embodying in an outward form

Synonyms:

exteriorisation; exteriorization; externalisation; externalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("externalisation" is a kind of...):

objectification (the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Attributing to outside causes

Synonyms:

externalisation; externalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("externalisation" is a kind of...):

ascription; attribution (assigning to a cause or source)

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