countertransference

/kaʊntətɹansˈfəːɹəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"‘She had a very unusual, difficult childhood. I guess, what with her history and all, she brings out these fatherly feelings of countertransference in me.’"
"In my meeting with Dahlia, I found myself having a private countertransference thought which I certainly did not articulate to her."

From counter- + transference, a calque of German Gegenübertragung.

countertransferences (plural) counter-transference (alternative)

countertransferent countertransferential

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How do you pronounce countertransference?

The recorded pronunciation is /kaʊntətɹansˈfəːɹəns/.

What does countertransference mean?

Where does countertransference come from?

From counter- + transference, a calque of German Gegenübertragung.

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