afterwardsness en · NOUN
Etymology
From afterwards + -ness. Coined by Jean Laplanche in his 1998 work Essays on Otherness, as a translation of Sigmund Freud's German term Nachträglichkeit, on the model of the French translation après-coup.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| afterwardness | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pt posterioridade (the concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning)