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Free Association

Noun: Free association refers to the psychological technique used in psychoanalysis, where individuals express their thoughts and feelings without any censorship or restraint.

Example sentence: During the therapy session, the patient used free association to explore the hidden depths of their subconscious mind.

Noun: Free association can also refer to an improvisational exercise used in psychology and creativity, where individuals respond with the first word or phrase that comes to their mind.

Example sentence: The artist used free association as a brainstorming technique to generate unique and innovative ideas for their artwork.

Noun: In linguistics, free association is the act of associating a word or concept with another word or concept that comes to mind spontaneously.

Example sentence: The word game 'word association' relies on free association to connect words based on their meanings or sounds.

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