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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 her brief stint under the hypnotist’s control, Lilian is relieved of some similar, opaque burden that even a brilliant psychoanalyst can’t understand.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 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

For example, an orthodox psychoanalyst might predict a certain kind of neurotic behavior.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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