Freudian

[froi-dee-uhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.

noun

1. a person, especially a psychoanalyst, who adheres to the basic doctrines of Freud.

Freudian

/ ˈfrɔɪdɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his ideas

noun

1. a person who follows or believes in the basic ideas of Sigmund Freud

Freudian

1. Pertaining to or agreeing with the theories of Sigmund Freud.

Other Word Forms

• Freudianism noun
• anti-Freudian adjective
• anti-Freudianism noun
• post-Freudian adjective
• pro-Freudian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Freudian¹

First recorded in 1905–10; Freud + -ian

Example Sentences

Communist regimes rejected Romantic and Freudian theories alike and, in Mr. Delbourgo’s words, attacked collectors’ “materialistic love of things and social status.”

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But if they have too many boundaries — which is perhaps an indictment of the Freudian School of the Blank Slate Therapist — I’d also say get the hell out of there.”

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This latest romp from Troubadour Theater Company turns the Getty Villa’s annual outdoor theater production into a Freudian carnival of psychosexual madness.

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After the opening day's action, Draper made a Freudian slip which initially proved quite telling.

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And psychoanalyze all the movies on a Freudian level.

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