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Jung

American  
[yoong] / yʊŋ /

noun

  1. Carl Gustav 1875–1961, Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist.


Jung British  
/ jʊŋ /

noun

  1. Carl Gustav (karl ˈɡʊstaf). 1875–1961, Swiss psychologist. His criticism of Freud's emphasis on the sexual instinct ended their early collaboration. He went on to found analytical psychology, developing the concepts of the collective unconscious and its archetypes and of the extrovert and introvert as the two main psychological types

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Hartnett and his team of Anya Shelekhin, Myung-Jee Jung and Jessica Guo identified some warning signals, however.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Jung Gyu-sik, a plastic surgeon in the South Korean city of Daegu, said he has performed as many as 20 elf-ear injections in a single day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Mayor Burkhard Jung said the suspected perpetrator was apprehended, adding that authorities were not yet clear on the motivation.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

On Tuesday, cameras caught Rushing muttering something after looking back at the Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee, who was in discomfort after an awkward slide at home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

In his conversations, he appears to be more a philosopher than someone with a medical and psychological background, quoting Hegel as much as Freud, Plato as much as Jung.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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