Freud

[ froid; German froit ]

noun
  1. Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).

  2. Lucian, 1932–2011, British painter, born in Germany; grandson of Sigmund Freud.

  1. Sig·mund [sig-muhnd; German zeekh-moont], /ˈsɪg mənd; German ˈzix mʊnt/, 1856–1939, Austrian neurologist: founder of psychoanalysis.

Other words from Freud

  • anti-Freud, adjective
  • pro-Freud, adjective

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How to use Freud in a sentence

  • He has attempted in an artistic way to get beneath what Freud calls the "Psychic Censor" which edits all our suppressed desires.

  • Stekel,41 one of Freud's pupils, in an elaborate monograph, also lays stress on the sexual factor of the anxiety-neurosis.

  • It is only fair to admit that Margaret seems to have been a Freudian herself long before there was a Freud.

    Seeing Things at Night | Heywood Broun
  • It is true that Freud and his followers report cases which they regard as proving their thesis.

  • Jung follows Freud in pointing out as a classic example of the compensation in dreams, that of Nebuchadnezzar, in the Bible.

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British Dictionary definitions for Freud

Freud

/ (frɔɪd) /


noun
  1. Anna . 1895–1982, Austrian psychiatrist: daughter of Sigmund Freud and pioneer of child psychoanalysis

  2. Sir Clement . 1924–2009, British broadcaster, writer, politician, and chef; best known as a panellist on the radio game show Just a Minute; grandson of Sigmund Freud

  1. Lucian . 1922–2011, British painter, esp of nudes and portraits; grandson of Sigmund Freud

  2. Sigmund (ˈziːkmʊnt). 1856–1939, Austrian psychiatrist; originator of psychoanalysis, based on free association of ideas and analysis of dreams. He stressed the importance of infantile sexuality in later development, evolving the concept of the Oedipus complex. His works include The Interpretation of Dreams (1900) and The Ego and the Id (1923)

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