Freud

American  

[froid, froit] / frɔɪd, frɔɪt /

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.

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Freud British  

/ 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)

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Other Word Forms

• anti-Freud adjective
• pro-Freud adjective

Example Sentences

While Freud, Mr. Phillips tells us, describes human beings “as driving the horse in the direction the horse wants to go,” Rorty “wants us to wonder what are better alternative descriptions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Freud is depicted on a chair and enclosed with an abstract black-lined box that could be interpreted as a mental cage of sorts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The psychology of this team is something that would make Sigmund Freud swoon.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

During the Second World War, Anna Freud and her colleagues documented that children separated from caregivers suffered deeper and more enduring trauma than those exposed to bombing itself.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

Some of them Freud had written together with Josef Breuer, a Viennese physician; others he had written alone.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok