Example Sentences

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In the post-Freudian age it has become a truism that desires should not be repressed.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

When New York and then Las Vegas real estate was hot, he waved away any post-Freudian snickers and built big shiny towers, named after himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2015

Ghosts and Memories Haunting a House Sherlock Holmes meets “The Others” in “The Awakening,” a supernatural thriller with a chilly “Masterpiece Theater” gloss and a pretentious, post-Freudian subtext.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2012

But the rock music, at least, taps into a post-Freudian understanding of the unconscious that's fully assimilated into modern psychology.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2012

Increasingly, in our post-Freudian age, we are learning to see through that trick.

From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2010