Definition
The unconscious imitation of another person's gestures, speech patterns, or attitudes. In psychology, it refers to reflecting back someone's emotions or behaviors to create connection and understanding.
Etymology
From Middle English 'mirour' meaning a reflecting surface, extended metaphorically in psychology during the 20th century. The therapeutic concept developed from observations of how humans naturally copy each other's nonverbal behaviors to build rapport.
Kelly Says
Mirroring happens automatically in healthy relationships - watch people in love and you'll see them unconsciously match each other's posture and breathing! Therapists use intentional mirroring to help clients feel understood, but when overdone, it can feel manipulative rather than genuine.
Translations
ARالعربية
انعكاس
in-na-kaas
BNবাংলা
প্রতিবিম্ব
pro-ti-bim-b
CACatalà
reflexió
re-flek-thee-o
DADansk
afspejling
af-spee-jling
DEDeutsch
Spiegelung
shpee-gel-ung
ELΕλληνικά
κατακράτηση
ka-ta-kra-tee-ee
ESEspañol
espejismo
es-pe-ˈxi-smo
FISuomi
peilistäminen
pai-li-stä-mi-nen
FRFrançais
miroir
mwa-rwa
HEעברית
הדגשה
ha-de-ga-she
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिबिंब
pra-ti-bim-b
HUMagyar
tükrözés
too-kro-zhes
IDBahasa Indonesia
pantulan
pan-tu-lan
IGIG
ihe n'egbu
ee-he ne-gbu
ITItaliano
riflesso
ri-ˈflɛsso
MRMR
अनुप्रतिबिंब
anu-pra-ti-bim-b
MSBahasa Melayu
pantulan
pan-tu-lan
NLNederlands
spiegeling
spe-gel-ing
NONorsk
speiling
spe-iling
PAPA
ਪੁਨਰ-ਪ੍ਰતિਬਿੰਬ
punar-pri-ti-bim-b
PLPolski
odbicie
o-d-ˈbɪt͡sɛ
PTPortuguês
reflexão
re-fle-ˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
reflecție
re-flek-tsee-ah
RUРусский
отражение
o-tra-zhe-niye
SVSvenska
spegling
spe-gling
SWKiswahili
kufanana
koo-fa-na-na
TAதமிழ்
திருப்பி
thir-upi
TEతెలుగు
సారూప్యం
sa-roo-pyam
THไทย
การสะท้อน
gaan sat-ton
TLTL
pagpapahayag
pa-ga-pa-ha-ya-g
TRTürkçe
ağırlaşma
a-hir-la-sh-ma
UKУкраїнська
відбиття
vid-bit-tya
VITiếng Việt
phản chiếu
phan-chieu
ZUZU
isibonelo
ee-si-bo-ne-lo