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Freudian is an English word with synonyms like neurologist or analyst. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Freudian meaning

  1. Of or relating to Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud's scientific theory and psychotherapy called psychoanalysis.
  2. Relating to or influenced by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).
  3. Susceptible to analysis in terms of unconscious thoughts or desires.

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Using Freudian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud's scientific theory and psychotherapy called psychoanalysis. | Relating to or influenced by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). | Susceptible to analysis in terms of unconscious thoughts or desires.
  • Useful related words include: neurologist, brain doctor, analyst, psychoanalyst.
  • In the example corpus, freudian often appears in combinations such as: the freudian, in freudian, freudian slip.

Context around Freudian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Freudian

  • In this selection, "freudian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, armchair, echoing, album, slip, concept and hypotheses stand out and add context to how "freudian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about some freudian shit and back to freudian ideas of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "freudian" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and abolitionists, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with freudian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

But it harkens back to Freudian ideas of unconscious. (9 words)

In Freudian terms, he’s operating on the level of the id. (12 words)

They can be desperate to please and maybe get careless or lapse into Freudian candor. (15 words)

The difficulty we face can be explained when we grasp the nature of whiteness in a Freudian way, as one of the “complex rationalizations” that allows us to manage the “flood of instincts, deep-seated memories,” etc., emanating from the unconscious. (41 words)

As Anyasi very correctly observed, Babangida's confession amounted to a Freudian slip and Olorunyomi surmised that for a dictator at his wit's end, mentally and physically exhausted, it seemed time was up. (34 words)

Solms and his colleagues have argued for neuro-scientific findings being "broadly consistent" with Freudian theories pointing out brain structures relating to Freudian concepts such as libido, drives, the unconscious, and repression. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Given the lack of evidence for many Freudian hypotheses, some scientific researchers proposed the existence of unconscious mechanisms that are very different from the Freudian ones.

Solms and his colleagues have argued for neuro-scientific findings being "broadly consistent" with Freudian theories pointing out brain structures relating to Freudian concepts such as libido, drives, the unconscious, and repression.

His experiments involved the Freudian developmental phases—the oral stage, the anal stage, the Oedipal complex, et cetera—because these are often understood as the starting points for neurosis.

However, her “distraction” plan backfired spectacularly when she once again would not say whether a double rapist was a man and indeed, in a Freudian slip, referred to the man as “she”.

Without even asking whether it is true, much of today’s armchair Freudian philosophizing suggests any limitation on sexual expression harms the healthiest ideal.

Hair, in the artist’s compositions, symbolises complex emotions and unconscious drives, echoing Freudian, Jungian and Lacanian ideas.

The difficulty we face can be explained when we grasp the nature of whiteness in a Freudian way, as one of the “complex rationalizations” that allows us to manage the “flood of instincts, deep-seated memories,” etc., emanating from the unconscious.

They can be desperate to please and maybe get careless or lapse into Freudian candor.

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It’s not a healthy place for ego”—he pauses slightly—”if we’re talking about some Freudian shit.

The Freudian concept of psychological projection refers to the behavior of people who, unable to acknowledge their own weaknesses, ascribe those same failings to others.

As Anyasi very correctly observed, Babangida's confession amounted to a Freudian slip and Olorunyomi surmised that for a dictator at his wit's end, mentally and physically exhausted, it seemed time was up.

Freudian slip probably, cause a lot of them DID pretty much leave me a zombie.

In Freudian terms, he’s operating on the level of the id.

Released on June 28 without warning, 'Case Study 01' is a follow up to the 'Best Part' hitmaker's debut album, 'Freudian', and features a number of collaborations, including one with Brandy.

Bannon made a very telling Freudian slip when he said “… down to Breitbart or something like that, or maybe some other more legitimate publication”.

But it harkens back to Freudian ideas of unconscious.

She becomes obsessed with the Freudian concept of a death drive: the inevitable human desire for death and destruction.

She is a Professional Member of the American Counseling Association and a member of Chicago Psychoanalytic Circle of the Freudian School of Quebec, Canada.

The inversion relevant to this discussion is the Freudian idea that suppression of your passions and desires – always characterized as “unhealthy” repression – leads to perversion.

Adler finally left the Freudian group altogether in June 1911 to found his own organization with nine other members who had also resigned from the group.

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Common combinations with freudian

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "freudian" in a sentence?
An example: "Given the lack of evidence for many Freudian hypotheses, some scientific researchers proposed the existence of unconscious mechanisms that are very different from the Freudian ones." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "freudian" from authentic English texts.
What does "freudian" mean?
Freudian means: Of or relating to Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud's scientific theory and psychotherapy called psychoanalysis.
What are synonyms of "freudian"?
Common synonyms of "freudian" include: neurologist, brain doctor, analyst, psychoanalyst, follower.
How many example sentences with "freudian" are there?
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