countertransference

noun /,kaʊntərtræns'fɜrəns/

Definition
the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
Example
He tried to understand the true meaning of 'countertransference'.
Etymology
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Compound Word
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Proper Noun
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Rare
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Archaic
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Obsolete
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Vowels
7
Consonants
12
Length
19

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Length
19
Syllables
5
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