- of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his ideas
- a person who follows or believes in the basic ideas of Sigmund Freud
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Freud•i•an /ˈfrɔɪdiən/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Biographicalof or relating to the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud.
Freud•i•an
(froi′dē ən),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
Freud′i•an•ism, n.
- Psychologyof or pertaining to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, esp. with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
n.
- Psychologya person, esp. a psychoanalyst, who adheres to the basic doctrines of Freud.
- Freud + -ian 1905–10
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Freudian /ˈfrɔɪdɪən/ adj
'Freudian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
death wish
- Eros
- Freudian slip
- parapraxis
- sublimation
- wish fulfilment
- an
- anti-Freudian
- censor
- censorship
- ego psychology
- neo-Freudian
- post-Freudian
- pro-Freudian