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Freudian

adjective
 
 
/ˈfrɔɪ.di.ən/

Definition

relating to the ideas or methods of Sigmund Freud, especially his ideas about the way in which people's hidden thoughts and feelings influence their behaviourScience of psychology and psychoanalysisMind and personality
(Definition of Freudian adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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