latent content

noun

: the underlying meaning of a dream or thought that is exposed in psychoanalysis by interpretation of its symbols or by free association compare manifest content

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“Latent content.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/latent%20content. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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