countertransference /kaʊntətɹansˈfəːɹəns/ noun1 •The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to their patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.‘She had a very unusual, difficult childhood. I guess, what with her history and all, she brings out these fatherly feelings of countertransference in me.’ — 2005 formscountertransferences