word association

word association

noun
stimulation of an associative pattern by a word.
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n
an early method of psychoanalysis in which the patient thinks of the first word that comes into consciousness on hearing a given word. In this way it was claimed that aspects of the unconscious could be revealed before defence mechanisms intervene

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Word association is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Main Entry:  word association
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the connection and production of other words in response to a given word, done spontaneously as a game, creative technique, or in a psychiatric evaluation
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