Englishobject relations /əbˈjekt, , əbˈdʒɛkt, äbˈjekt rəˈlāSHənˌSHip, , ɑbˈdʒɛkt rəˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, rēˈlāSHənˌSHip, riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/
▸ plural noun Psychoanalysis a theory describing the relationship felt or the emotional energy directed by the self or ego toward a chosen object:
[as modifier] object relations theory aims to give an account of the world of the infant in the very earliest months of life.