word associations

A form of word association — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of word association
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“word associations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20associations. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “word associations,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20associations.

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