Freudian

American  

[froi-dee-uhn] / ˈfrɔɪ di ən /

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.

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noun

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

Freudian British  

/ ˈfrɔɪdɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his ideas

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noun

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

Freudian Cultural  

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of Freudian

First recorded in 1905–10; Freud + -ian

Example Sentences

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Freudian

Thumbing its nose at the blockchain while offering a technodystopic vision of the Freudian death drive, it’s conceptual art with a serious message that refuses to take itself too seriously.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

It was several sessions in before he explained to me that he was a strict Freudian, which meant I was supposed to come three times a week for five years.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024

You could write a book about the Freudian relationship between the two buildings, linked by a tunnel carrying water and power — a connection Johnson called the “umbilical cord.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2024

“About what? About Freud? The one time I mentioned a Freudian theory in class, all I got out of Appleman was that dogmatic psychoanalysis was related to psychology as magic was related to science. ‘

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok