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counterresistance

counterresistance noun: resistance to a patient's influence on his or her therapy by the therapist, such as changing the subject.

Noun

counterresistance (uncountable)

  1. resistance to a patient's influence on his or her therapy by the therapist, such as changing the subject

Origin of counterresistance

From counter- + resistance.

Questions about counterresistance

What does counterresistance mean?
Counterresistance means resistance to a patient's influence on his or her therapy by the therapist, such as changing the subject.
What part of speech is counterresistance?
Counterresistance is a noun.

Words near counterresistance in the dictionary

  1. counterremonstrants
  2. counterreplies
  3. counterreply
  4. counterreprisal
  5. counterreprisals
  6. counterresistance
  7. counterresolution
  8. counterresolutions
  9. counterrespond
  10. counterresponded
  11. counterrespondent

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