Jungian

American  

[yoong-ee-uhn] / ˈjʊŋ i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Carl G. Jung or his theories, especially of archetypes and the collective unconscious.

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noun

1. an advocate or follower of Jung's theories.

Jungian British  

/ ˈjʊŋɪən /

adjective

1. of, following, or relating to C. G. Jung, his system of psychoanalysis, or to analytical psychology

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Etymology

Origin of Jungian

First recorded in 1930–35; Jung + -ian

Example Sentences

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Jungian

That is why we talk about it as Jungian ‘Shadow work’ … you’re talking Shadows all day and seeing how to take that real-life information and mold it into narrative shapes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

As the story piles up coincidences—or “synchronicities,” to use the Jungian term Shoma favors—it increasingly aligns with Hindu mysticism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

“There’s a Jungian connection to these characters that creates a secret identity for many people,” Cage says.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Practitioners in the Jungian tradition pursue many treatment courses—dreamwork, psychoanalysis, interpretation of the patient’s art.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025

They fight over property, territory and privileges in a Jungian archetypal manner.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin