Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

psychoanalysis

Syllabification: (psy·cho·a·nal·y·sis)
Pronunciation: /ˌsīkōəˈnaləsəs/

Translate psychoanalysis | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of psychoanalysis

noun

  • a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association.

Derivatives

psychoanalyze

Pronunciation: /ˌsīkōˈanlˌīz/

(British psychoanalyse) verb

psychoanalytic

Pronunciation: /ˌsīkōˌanlˈitik/

adjective

psychoanalytical

Pronunciation: /ˌsīkōˌanlˈitikəl/

adjective

psychoanalytically

Pronunciation: /ˌsīkōˌanlˈitik(ə)lē/

adverb

psychoanalysis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of psychoanalysis in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

merrythought

/ /
noun
the wishbone of a bird …