Freudian
adjective
Freud·ian
ˈfrȯi-dē-ən 
: of, relating to, or according with the psychoanalytic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud
Freudian
noun
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Bradley gave the epic a feminist-pagan spin, White a Freudian one.
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Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
But this warped and perverse thriller features a psychopathic twink antihero worthy of Pedro Almodóvar, and enough psychoanalytic fodder to fill years of sessions with the deepest Freudian head case.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
This Freudian excess is meant to explain Riley’s troubled Sense of Self.
To show Riley’s attempt to fit in with more confident girls on a hockey team, Inside Out 2 turns into yet another imitation of the atrocious, snarky Mean Girls.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024
This question arises considering the rapid evolution akin to Freudian/Jungian theories, where each successive ‘generation’ overcomes or integrates with its ‘parent.’
Eshed doesn’t think so.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
But this warped and perverse thriller features a psychopathic twink antihero worthy of Pedro Almodóvar, and enough psychoanalytic fodder to fill years of sessions with the deepest Freudian head case.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
This Freudian excess is meant to explain Riley’s troubled Sense of Self.
To show Riley’s attempt to fit in with more confident girls on a hockey team, Inside Out 2 turns into yet another imitation of the atrocious, snarky Mean Girls.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024
This question arises considering the rapid evolution akin to Freudian/Jungian theories, where each successive ‘generation’ overcomes or integrates with its ‘parent.’
Eshed doesn’t think so.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Freudian
adjective
Freud·ian
ˈfrȯid-ē-ən
: of, relating to, or according with the psychoanalytic theories or practices of Freud
Freudian
noun
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