Breuer

[ broi-er ]

/ ˈbrɔɪ ər /

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noun

Jo·sef

[yoh-zef], /ˈyoʊ zɛf/, 1842–1925, Austrian neurologist: pioneer in psychoanalytic techniques.

Mar·cel La·jos

[mahr-sel -lo-yawsh; English mahr-sel], /mɑrˈsɛl ˈlɒ yɔʃ; English mɑrˈsɛl/, 1902–81, Hungarian architect and furniture designer, in the U.S. after 1937.

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How to use Breuer in a sentence

The third group came in the 1930s because of Adolf Hitler: Anni Albers, Ruth Adler Schnee, Marcel Breuer.
How Jews Created American Modernism|Andrew Romano|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to Kaufman and Connaughton, Breuer explained that “we take the cases the FBI brings to us.”
How the Government Failed to Fix Wall Street|Alex Klein|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
According to these sources, Castor said that if Breuer resigned, they could head off the looming constitutional clash.
Issa Committee Called for Justice Department Scalp|Daniel Klaidman|June 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Breuer, he said, misled Congress about a DOJ letter earlier in 2011 that erroneously denied that gunwalking ever occurred.
Attorney General Eric Holder Faces Heat on Bungled Gun Sting|Aram Roston|December 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Grassley also said Breuer gave “misleading” answers in earlier testimony.
Attorney General Eric Holder Faces Heat on Bungled Gun Sting|Aram Roston|December 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In closing, I wish to express my desire that more stories of the Breuer quality be bestowed upon the Readers.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931|Various
In Breuer and Freud's book there is a wealth of similar examples.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
Freud, working as Breuer's colleague, amply confirmed this discovery.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
Thus for me the discovery of Breuer and Freud was a veritable deliverance.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
Breuer's first hysterical patient was fixated in the same manner upon the time when she nursed her very sick father.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud

British Dictionary definitions for Breuer

Breuer

/ (ˈbrɔɪə) /

noun

Josef (ˈjoːzɛf). 1842–1925, Austrian physician: treated the mentally ill by hypnosis

Marcel Lajos (mɑːˈsɛl ˈlɔjoʃ). 1902–81, US architect and furniture designer, born in Hungary. He developed bent plywood and tubular metal furniture and designed the UNESCO building in Paris (1953–58)

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