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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

Orna Guralnik, 62, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice and is on the faculty of New York University.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 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

“As a psychoanalyst or psychiatrist ages, we have the ability, through our own life experiences, to be more understanding and more aware,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

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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