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psychoanalysis

[sahy-koh-uh-nal-uh-sis] / ˌsaɪ koʊ əˈnæl ə sɪs /
NOUN
psychotherapy
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The 115-minute film by British directors David Tryhorn and Ben Nicholas features extensive interviews with the footballer-turned-actor in what sometimes resembles an extended session of psychoanalysis.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

I was drawn to psychoanalysis and understanding people’s minds.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

This idea echoes a long-standing hypothesis in sleep research -- and even in classical psychoanalysis -- that dreams may act as "guardians of sleep."

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

To hear them engaging in psychoanalysis you could be forgiven for thinking that they've spent as much prep-time for Rome in therapy as they have on the training ground.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2026

But, in spite of the psychoanalysis, Malcolm will always be exactly who he is, whether or not we as a society ever succeed in figuring him out.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

There seem to be two psychoanalyses of male “feminists” accused of misconduct.

From Slate Jan. 17, 2025

The true-blue Freudians have only scorn for what Dr. Brill calls "societies and individuals who offer the public better, cheaper and quicker psychoanalyses."

From Time Magazine Archive

From his long experience in New York City, Dr. Wertham was convinced that eight out of ten psychoanalyses should not have been started, and that six out of ten were more harmful than helpful.

From Time Magazine Archive

Marmor points out that even Freud complained that some psychoanalyses seemed interminable and made the patient emotionally dependent on the analyst.

From Time Magazine Archive



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