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psychoanalyst

[sahy-koh-an-l-ist] / ˌsaɪ koʊˈæn l ɪst /


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“Halfway through my researches,” he writes, “I was told by Maradona’s psychoanalyst that I was in the process of finding out more about Diego than he knew himself.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

During the investigation into the My Lai atrocities, Hersh recalls, his wife, Elizabeth — a psychoanalyst to whom he’s been married for more than 60 years — helped keep him from breaking down.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2025

"These groups are the equivalent of the bistro counter – but with more people," said psychoanalyst Patrick Avrane, author of a book on attitudes to crime.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2025

As a psychoanalyst, it reminded me of the incredible gap that often exists between fantasy and reality, and how powerful fantasies and wishes distort and color genuine perception.

From Salon Jan. 14, 2025

A lot of people, especially this one psychoanalyst guy they have here, keeps asking me if I'm going apply myself when I go back to school next September.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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