English Explanatory Dictionary

countertransference

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to their patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.

Pronunciation

/kaʊntətɹansˈfəːɹəns/

Word forms

countertransference countertransferences counter-transference

Etymology

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

Derived words

countertransferent countertransferential
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