Freudian
adjective
Freud·ian
ˈfrȯi-dē-ən 
: of, relating to, or according with the psychoanalytic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud
Freudian
noun
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Wolff’s attempts to find patterns to explain patients’ head pain in their personality traits were not entirely unusual in an era when Freudian psychology was capturing popular attention.
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Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Her mother, now an author, was a Freudian therapist who worked with children and adolescents.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 5 June 2025
According to Lacan’s update to the Freudian psychoanalysis, all drives operate at the speed of the death drive.
—Rosie Stockton
may 29, Literary Hub, 29 May 2025
And psychoanalyze all the movies on a Freudian level.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Her mother, now an author, was a Freudian therapist who worked with children and adolescents.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 5 June 2025
According to Lacan’s update to the Freudian psychoanalysis, all drives operate at the speed of the death drive.
—Rosie Stockton
may 29, Literary Hub, 29 May 2025
And psychoanalyze all the movies on a Freudian level.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Freudian
adjective
Freud·ian
ˈfrȯid-ē-ən
: of, relating to, or according with the psychoanalytic theories or practices of Freud
Freudian
noun
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