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psychoanalyse

British  
/ ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to examine or treat (a person) by psychoanalysis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • psychoanalyser noun

Example Sentences

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Instead I look him in the eye and tell him that I am not trying to psychoanalyse him, that his music has simply meant more to me than any other throughout my life.

From The Guardian • Oct. 31, 2019

"You've got to be careful not to psychoanalyse him too much because it might be wrong," Jon Ronson cautions.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2014

His new house-mates reacted to this strange new behaviour by trying to psychoanalyse Electron, which was less than helpful.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

None of us can afford to depreciate the genius nor the judgment of Freud, but I defy any Freud-alienist to efficiently psychoanalyse the Village!

From Greenwich Village by Cram, Allan G. (Allan Gilbert)