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word association

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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