psychoanalytic

adjective

psy·​cho·​an·​a·​lyt·​ic ˌsī-kō-ˌa-nə-ˈli-tik How to pronounce psychoanalytic (audio)
variants or less commonly psychoanalytical
: of, relating to, or employing psychoanalysis or its principles and techniques
psychoanalytically adverb

Examples of psychoanalytic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fever dream asides where Cooper hallucinates his once-too-doting and now-dead mother unfortunately underscore how psychologically pat Shyamalan’s script is, skirting symbolism without taking a psychoanalytic plunge below flesh level. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024 Like a psychoanalytic symptom, prices condense and communicate fragments of knowledge that are obscure to the conscious mind. Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024 Fascinated by Freud’s writings on the complexity of the human psyche and the role of the unconscious mind, Dr. Crews had applied a psychoanalytic approach to literary criticism at the outset of his career, including in a 1966 study of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 But this warped and perverse thriller features a psychopathic twink antihero worthy of Pedro Almodóvar, and enough psychoanalytic fodder to fill years of sessions with the deepest Freudian head case. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for psychoanalytic 

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Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of psychoanalytic was in 1906

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“Psychoanalytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychoanalytic. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

psychoanalytic

adjective
psy·​cho·​an·​a·​lyt·​ic ˌsī-kō-ˌan-ᵊl-ˈit-ik How to pronounce psychoanalytic (audio)
variants also psychoanalytical
: of, relating to, or using psychoanalysis or its principles and techniques

Medical Definition

psychoanalytic

adjective
psy·​cho·​an·​a·​lyt·​ic -ˌan-ᵊl-ˈit-ik How to pronounce psychoanalytic (audio)
variants also psychoanalytical
: of, relating to, or employing psychoanalysis or its principles and techniques
psychoanalytically adverb

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