afterwardsness

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(psychoanalysis) The concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning.

Japanese Meaning

精神分析の文脈で用いられる概念。過去の出来事が、後の時点で新たな意味や役割を帯びる現象を示す。

The analyst explained that the patient's childhood memory gained new significance through afterwardsness.

分析家は、患者の子ども時代の記憶が事後的な意味付けによって新たな重要性を帯びたと説明した。

Sense（1）

(psychoanalysis) The concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning.