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Freudianism

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[froi-dee-uhn-iz-uhm] / ˈfrɔɪ di ənˌɪz əm /

noun

  1. the beliefs, theories, ideas, and practices that are associated with or characteristic of the work of Sigmund Freud.


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Within that belief system, dream interpretation enjoys a history that far predates Freudianism.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2017

Warmed-over Freudianism is no way to foretell one’s actions in office.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2016

Wasn’t that a big part of Freudianism: that magic is often displaced, but never destroyed?

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 24, 2015

But for all its tasteful rectitude and obvious reverence for the movie, Mr. Woodruff’s “Autumn Sonata” exposes the overwrought, overexplicit Freudianism of the material, nearly tipping it into parody at times.

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2011

This is certainly not the place to argue whether or not Freudianism and Marxism should be deemed pseudosciences, but a tendency to confuse factual statements with empty logical formulations leads to sloppy thought.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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