Jungian

adjective

Jung·​ian ˈyu̇ŋ-ē-ən 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Carl Gustav Jung or his psychological concepts

Jungian noun

Examples of Jungian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So there’s a wild and potentially somewhat Jungian movie to be made here. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

The place is also close to Seventh Avenue retail and restaurants and an eight-minute walk from the practice of a Jungian analyst who quotes Deborah Levy on his website. — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 4 May 2026

Its title is a portmanteau between the Jungian term for the feminine part of the male psyche and an anal cleanse. — Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 25 Jan. 2026

One critic applied a Jungian framework, offering a mythological reading of the novel as an exploration of the structure of the collective unconscious. — Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026

Every other tale can be sadistic or not, and in a more Jungian way. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025

In all of the courses, the pedagogy is an awkward pastiche of traditions, combining Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Slavic paganism, Siberian shamanism, and Asian spiritual practices, spiked with elements of Jungian and American pop psychology. — Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025

The director described the character as a Jungian archetype, which required Isaac to prioritize technical precision over psychological realism. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Jungian

1 of 2 noun

Jung·​ian ˈyu̇ŋ-ē-ən 

: an adherent of the psychological doctrines of C. G. Jung

Jungian

2 of 2 adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of C. G. Jung or his psychological concepts

Jungian archetypes

Jungian psychology