word association

noun

An activity in which the participant is presented with a word and asked to state the first word they can think of, often used as a game or, in psychoanalysis, a tool for analysing aspects of the unconscious.

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Meanings

nounword association (countable and uncountable, plural word associations)

plural word associations

  1. countableuncountableAn activity in which the participant is presented with a word and asked to state the first word they can think of, often used as a game or, in psychoanalysis, a tool for analysing aspects of the unconscious.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 詞義聯想 /词义联想
  • 詞義聯想 /词义联想 (cíyì liánxiǎng)activity in which the participant is presented with a word
Finnish sana-assosiaatiopeli, sana-assosiaatio
  • sana-assosiaatiopeliactivity in which the participant is presented with a word
  • sana-assosiaatioactivity in which the participant is presented with a word
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APA

word association. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20association

MLA

“word association.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20association. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “word association,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20association.

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