psychoanalytic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud

   “Freud's psychoanalytical theories”

   “psychoanalytic treatment”

   Synonymspsychoanalytical

Questions about psychoanalytic

What does psychoanalytic mean?

psychoanalytic means "of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud".

How many syllables are in psychoanalytic?

psychoanalytic has 6 syllables: psy-cho-an-a-lyt-ic. The stress falls on "lyt". In IPA it is /ˌsaɪkoʊˌænəˈlɪtɪk/.

What is another word for psychoanalytic?

Close synonyms include psychoanalytical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is psychoanalytic a common word?

psychoanalytic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.