free association
A technique in psychoanalysis in which the patient speaks for him- or herself, rather…A technique in psychoanalysis in which the patient speaks for him- or herself, rather than repeating the ideas of the analyst.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A technique in psychoanalysis in which the patient speaks for him- or herself, rather than repeating the ideas of the analyst.
(uncountable)A voluntary association.
More definitions
- a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable