[Meaning without words, word without meaning: forgetting of "aliquis". Remarks on Grünbaum's critique of repression].

The author addresses the critique of the psychoanalytic concept of repression developed by Grunbaum in regard to Freud's interpretation of forgetting in the "aliquis episode". Reiff counters by pointing out the indispensability of a hermeneutic approach to the transference-countertransference process and supports his contention with case illustrations and with reference to the psychoanalytic discussion of symbolization.