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coun·ter·trans·fer·ence | \ ˌkau̇n-tər-(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈfər-ən(t)s 
, -ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)fər- \
, -ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)fər- \Definition of countertransference
1 : psychological transference especially by a psychotherapist during the course of treatment especially : the psychotherapist's reactions to the patient's transference
2 : the complex of feelings of a psychotherapist toward the patient
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countertransference
nouncoun·ter·trans·fer·ence | \ ˌkau̇nt-ər-tran(t)s-ˈfər-ən(t)s, -ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ) \
\Medical Definition of countertransference
1 : psychological transference especially by a psychotherapist during the course of treatment especially : the psychotherapist's reactions to the patient's transference
2 : the complex of feelings of a psychotherapist toward the patient
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The first known use of countertransference was in 1920
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