dreamwork

American  

[dreem-wurk] / ˈdrimˌwɜrk /

Or dream work

noun

Psychoanalysis.

1. the processes that cause the transformation of unconscious thoughts into the content of dreams, as displacement, distortion, condensation, and symbolism.

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Etymology

Origin of dreamwork

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Practitioners in the Jungian tradition pursue many treatment courses—dreamwork, psychoanalysis, interpretation of the patient’s art.

From Slate

Villarreal: I want to talk more about your process for a moment, because I read that you used dreamwork as an acting technique.

From Los Angeles Times

But she said, “I have a teacher I work with. I do this creative dreamwork. And if you ever want to come to a class.”

From Los Angeles Times

One would like to be able say — to spell out the actual content of his dreamwork.

From Washington Post

Playwrights do the dreamwork for us, but our absorption is required.

From Los Angeles Times