SINCE 1828
countertransference
noun
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
noun
coun·ter·trans·fer·ence
| \ ˌkau̇nt-ər-tran(t)s-ˈfər-ən(t)s, -ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)
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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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