FREE ASSOCIATION


Meaning of FREE ASSOCIATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1899

1.

a. : the expression (as by speaking or writing) of the content of consciousness without censorship as an aid in gaining access to unconscious processes especially in psychoanalysis

b. : the reporting of the first thought that comes to mind in response to a given stimulus (as a word)

2. : an idea or image elicited by free association

3. : a method using free association

• free-as·so·ci·ate ˌfrē-ə-ˈsō-s(h)ē-ˌāt intransitive verb

• free-as·so·ci·at·ive -s(h)ē-ˌā-tiv, -shə-tiv adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.