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Freudianism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychoanalysis, psychology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From Freudian + -ism.

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ֆրեյդիզմ (freydizm) — Freudian beliefs and practices
  • Catalan: freudisme — Freudian beliefs and practices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 弗洛伊主義 /弗洛伊主义 (Fúluòyīdézhǔyì) — Freudian beliefs and practices
  • Dutch: freudianisme — Freudian beliefs and practices
  • Finnish: freudilaisuus — Freudian beliefs and practices
  • French: freudisme — Freudian beliefs and practices
  • Hungarian: freudizmus — Freudian beliefs and practices
  • Polish: freudyzm — Freudian beliefs and practices
  • Russian: фрейди́зм (frejdízm) — Freudian beliefs and practices
  • Turkish: Freudçuluk — Freudian beliefs and practices