adjective
- made internal or personal; absorbed into one’s inner thoughts or feelings
Usage: psychology
Examples
- She had interiorized her parents’ values and made them her own.
- The trauma became interiorized, affecting his self-perception.
- Through meditation, he interiorized the teachings of his mentor.
- The cultural norms were gradually interiorized by the community members.
- Her interiorized guilt prevented her from enjoying success.
- The artist’s interiorized emotions were reflected in his paintings.