imago

• Nom ayant deux sens distincts : en psychanalyse, image idéalisée et souvent inconsciente d'une personne importante (généralement un parent), formée durant l'enfance ; en zoologie, stade final et adulte d'un insecte après la métamorphose.

A noun with two distinct meanings: in psychoanalysis, it refers to an idealized, often unconscious image of a significant person (typically a parent) formed during childhood; in zoology, it denotes the final, adult stage of an insect after metamorphosis.

1. Idealized mental imageC1formal

   An idealized, often unconscious mental image of a significant person, especially a parent, formed during childhood and influencing adult relationships.

   Imago (image inconsciente idéalisée)

   • His therapist helped him understand how his parental imago shaped his romantic choices.
   • The concept of the imago is central to certain psychoanalytic theories.
   • She realized she was seeking a partner who matched her childhood imago of her father.

2. Adult insectC1formal

   The final, fully developed, and usually winged stage of an insect after it has undergone metamorphosis.

   Imago (insecte adulte)

   • The imago of a butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.
   • Entomologists study the imago stage to understand insect reproduction.
   • After molting several times, the nymph finally became an imago.

   Synonymesadult

   Antonymescaterpillarlarvanymphpupa