| word association | |
| —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 | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| 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 |