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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| free association | |
| —n | |
| 1. | psychoanal a method of exploring a person's unconscious by eliciting words and thoughts that are associated with key words provided by a psychoanalyst |
| 2. | a spontaneous mental process whereby ideas, words, or images suggest other ideas, etc, in a nonlogical chain reaction |
free association n.
A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient verbalizes the passing contents of his or her mind without reservation. The verbalized conflicts that emerge constitute resistances that are the basis of the psychoanalyst's interpretations.