Definition of Freudian

1. Noun. A person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud.

Generic synonyms: Follower

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his psychoanalytic ideas. "Freudian theories"
Partainyms: Freud
Derivative terms: Freud

Definition of Freudian

1. Adjective. Relating to or influenced by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and his methods of psychoanalysis. ¹

2. Adjective. (psychoanalysis) Susceptible to analysis in terms of unconscious thoughts or desires. ¹

3. Noun. A follower of Freud or his methods. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Freudian

1. Adjective from the name of the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Freudian

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Literary usage of Freudian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mysticism, Freudianism and Scientific Psychology by Knight Dunlap (1920)
"101, 102) points out that the Freudian theory of the Oedipus complex is taken from Luther, whose statement is in fact as scientific as that of any Freudian. ..."

2. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1913)
"TRAGIC EFFECT IN SOPHOCLES.1 ANALYZED ACCORDING TO THE Freudian METHOD. THE effect which tragedy produces upon its auditors is too profound and complex to ..."

3. The Poetic Mind by Frederick Clarke Prescott (1922)
"Each element tends, in Freudian phrase, to be “over-determined.” It may take two or three actual persons, for example, to furnish forth a single person of ..."

4. Senescence, the Last Half of Life by Granville Stanley Hall (1922)
"... ages of life—The Vedanta—The Freudian war between the old and the young—History of views from Cornaro to our own time—Bacon—Addison—Burton—Swift. ..."

5. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1916)
"Professor Holt develops the ethical import of the Freudian doctrine, and sets forth with much ingenuity how the conflicts of duty and of moral hesitation ..."

6. The Adolescent Girl: A Study from the Psychoanalytic Viewpoint by Phyllis Mary Blanchard (1920)
"... Hysteria,—Freudian statement; Healey on delinquency of hysterical girls; Mediumship in adolescent girls; GS Hall's study of a budding medium; ..."

7. The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation,ancient and Modern by Katherine Taylor Craig (1918)
"Opinions vary as to the practical value of the Freudian analysis; many hold it as a most valuable method of procedure. AW Van Renterghem, MD, Amsterdam, ..."

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