freudian

1. 1.

   a person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud

   Broaderfollower

1. 1.

   of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his psychoanalytic ideas

   “Freudian theories”

Other forms of freudian

plural

freudians·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about freudian

What does freudian mean?

freudian means "a person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in freudian?

freudian has 3 syllables: fre-u-dian. The stress falls on "fre". In IPA it is /ˈfɹudiən/.

Is freudian a common word?

freudian is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.