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psychoanalyst
[ sahy-koh-an-l-ist ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊˈæn l ɪst /
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noun
a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.
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How to use psychoanalyst in a sentence
You actually trained to become a psychoanalyst, and since then, you’ve edited the complete psychological works of Freud.
So he fled to England, where he trained as a psychoanalyst, and didn’t move back to South Africa until apartheid was dismantled.
Medical definitions for psychoanalyst
psychoanalyst
[ sī′kō-ăn′ə-lĭst ]
n.
A psychotherapist, usually a psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist, who is trained in psychoanalysis and employs its methods in treating emotional disorders.
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