Freudian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Freudian in British English:
UK [ˈfrɔɪdiən]
How to pronounce Freudian in American English:
US [ ˈfrɔɪdiən]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his psychoanalytic ideas
Word Origin
- Freudian (adj.)
- 1910, of or pertaining to the work or theories of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Austrian psychiatrist. Freudian slip first attested 1959.
Example
- 1. I met him in advanced freudian dynamics .
- 2. Despite the criticisms of the theory , freudian personality has had an enormous impact on the field of psychology .
- 3. On oedipus complex of freudian psychology .
- 4. Another criticism is that we can often explain behavior after the fact using freudian concepts , but we can rarely predict behavior .
- 5. The signifying chain from mother to other is historically unbroken for men , although , according to freudian theory , savagely repressed .