Lol. Projecting means that you're seeing in someone else something negative that is really in you. As an example only, Say you accuse someone of being a hypocrite. And say you're one but you cannot see it because it's something you hide from yourself (but others see it). They're likely to tell you you're projecting. (They may be one too and they can't see it. Lol. )
Projection is a real thing but people often use it as a defense. "you are only criticizing what you see in yourself" kind of a variation of "it take one to know one"
