I. ˈfrȯidēən adjective
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Sigmund Freud died 1939 Austrian neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis + English -ian
1. : of, relating to, or according with the theories or practices of Sigmund Freud and his system of psychoanalysis
freudian theories
freudian repressions
2.
a. : readily interpretable in psychoanalytic terms : characterized by thinly veiled psychodynamics
a clear freudian reason for his action
a freudian slip of the tongue
b. : arising from or belonging to repressed libidinal impulses
a freudian compulsion
c. : sexy , smutty
a bit too freudian in his remarks for polite society
• freud·i·an·ism -əˌnizəm noun -s usually capitalized
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: an adherent of the Freudian school of psychoanalysis : an orthodox psychoanalyst