mismirror
Definitions
To provide a distorted reflection of
Examples
“Each time, Helga's vulnerable and defensively haughty self approaches a potential mirror and is, or perceives itself to be, mismirrored.”
“The interpersonal self thus comes into being as a result⟳ of experiences with interpersonal mirroring or mismirroring, that is, approval or disapproval.”
“In the second version the mother misreads (mismirrors) her baby's messages because she cannot tolerate the baby's sensuous/sexual arousal, or its pain and neediness, or its desperation.”
“One mirror must mirror another; each mirror mismirrors the other.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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