Freudian

• freudian

From Freud +‎ -ian.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɔɪ.di.ən/

Freudian (comparative more Freudian, superlative most Freudian)

1. Of or relating to Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud's scientific theory and psychotherapy called psychoanalysis.
   • 2000 May 28, Peter Wolson, “A World of Psychophobia”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 May 2025:

     But perhaps the greatest threat of Freudian theory concerned what lurks in the unconscious mind.

2. Relating to or influenced by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).
3. (psychoanalysis) Susceptible to analysis in terms of unconscious thoughts or desires.

• Jungian (derived from Freud's student)

Freudian (plural Freudians)

1. A follower of Freud or his methods.
   • 1999 December 27, Frederic Golden, “Albert Einstein (1879-1955): Person of the century”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     To the world at large, relativity seemed to pull the rug out from under perceived reality. And for many advanced thinkers of the 1920s, from Dadaists to Cubists to Freudians, that was a fitting credo, reflecting what science historian David Cassidy calls "the incomprehensiveness of the contemporary scene--the fall of monarchies, the upheaval of the social order, indeed, all the turbulence of the 20th century."

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