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TOPIK 6verb

투사하다

tusahada

투사해요 · 투사했어요 · 투사할 거예요 · 투사하세요

to project (light, image or feelings onto)

Example

사람들은 종종 자신의 불안을 남에게 투사합니다.

People often project their own anxieties onto others.

Word parts

투 throw사 shoot

Literally 'throw and shoot' — casting light or emotions onto something.

Good to know

Homonym warning: 투사 鬪士 is a noun meaning 'fighter, activist'.