Freud

[froid, 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.

3. Sigmund 1856–1939, Austrian neurologist: founder of psychoanalysis.

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

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

4. 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)

Other Word Forms

• anti-Freud adjective
• pro-Freud adjective

Example Sentences

Freud called himself an “archaeologist of the mind.”

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I tell him I don’t think Freud would have too much trouble interpreting that particular dream.

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Sigmund Freud urged analysts to be a “blank screen.”

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‘Why we parted only God and Freud might be able to figure out,’ Allen says.

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“Why we parted only God and Freud might be able to figure out,” Allen wrote.

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