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

Derived Forms

• anti-Freud
  adjective
• pro-Freud
  adjective

Example Sentences

During my teens and then in therapy, I had read a lot of Freud, Carl Whitaker and R.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

In an episode of “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” O’Brien, dressed as Freud in a wig, fake beard and suit, visits the Freud Museum in Austria.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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

Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Then Danny slowly closed the Freud book he had been reading.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok