post-Freud·ian
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Definition of post-Freudian
: following the introduction and widespread recognition of the psychoanalytic theories and practices of Sigmund Freud
post-Freudian psychoanalysis The Switch squeezes fresh laughs out of what is, in essence, a rather startlingly post-Freudian … view of child development.— Owen Glieberman Caravaggio frequently painted himself into his works, often behind a patina of self-loathing, at least to post-Freudian eyes.— Bruce Handy
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“Post-Freudian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post-Freudian. Accessed 16 May. 2022.
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