externalization
noun
ex·ter·nal·i·za·tion
ek-ˌstər-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
1
a
: the action or process of externalizing
b
: the quality or state of being externalized
2
: something externalized : embodiment
Synonyms
Examples of externalization in a Sentence
bizarre paintings that are the externalization of a very troubled psyche
Recent Examples on the Web
Lizzy’s landlord, Jo (Hong Chau), constructs enormous, colorful webs, externalizations of her open personality.
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
But Europe’s externalization policies haven’t worked.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
The externalization of their depressive symptoms leads to some dark places as a result of Amy and Danny’s ongoing beef: Amy’s young daughter, June (Remy Holt), is placed in danger several times, Danny’s brother Paul (Young Mazino) almost dies, and Jordan is killed.
—Erin Qualey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Not quite, but soca music demands externalization.
—Victoria Brown, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2021
Montage of Heck is a very linear biography with one trick, which is Kurt’s externalization of his interior life, in essence presented through his artwork.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2022
To those who view many of Mexico’s migration policies as an externalization of the U.S. border, the program appears to be just another way that Mexico is helping the United States avoid its legal obligation to screen asylum seekers’ refugee claims.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
There’s a hunger for entertainment that favors unflinching articulation and externalization over implication and internalization — to have our greatest fears verbalized without restraint, even heavy-handedly, along with a good deal of style and wit.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2022
In a liberated future, the world of objects can be an externalization of our own consciousness
—Sam Kriss, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
But Europe’s externalization policies haven’t worked.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
The externalization of their depressive symptoms leads to some dark places as a result of Amy and Danny’s ongoing beef: Amy’s young daughter, June (Remy Holt), is placed in danger several times, Danny’s brother Paul (Young Mazino) almost dies, and Jordan is killed.
—Erin Qualey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Not quite, but soca music demands externalization.
—Victoria Brown, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2021
Montage of Heck is a very linear biography with one trick, which is Kurt’s externalization of his interior life, in essence presented through his artwork.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2022
To those who view many of Mexico’s migration policies as an externalization of the U.S. border, the program appears to be just another way that Mexico is helping the United States avoid its legal obligation to screen asylum seekers’ refugee claims.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
There’s a hunger for entertainment that favors unflinching articulation and externalization over implication and internalization — to have our greatest fears verbalized without restraint, even heavy-handedly, along with a good deal of style and wit.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2022
In a liberated future, the world of objects can be an externalization of our own consciousness
—Sam Kriss, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
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“Externalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/externalization. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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