APA Dictionary of Psychology
wit
- n.
- a mental function consisting of the ability to make amusing, incisive comments that throw light on a subject or person.
- in psychoanalysis, a verbal retort, jibe, or pun that suddenly and strikingly releases a repressed or hidden feeling or attitude. —witty adj.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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