psychoanalytic

adjective

psy·​cho·​an·​a·​lyt·​ic ˌsī-kō-ˌa-nə-ˈli-tik 

variants or less commonly psychoanalytical

ˌsī-kō-ˌa-nə-ˈli-ti-kəl 

: of, relating to, or employing psychoanalysis or its principles and techniques

psychoanalytically

ˌsī-kō-ˌa-nə-ˈli-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of psychoanalytic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Striving for pop stardom or learning psychoanalytic therapy? —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025

Per Britannica, Jung's psychoanalytic method focuses on integrating conscious and unconscious aspects of the psyche to achieve personal growth and self-realization. —Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 3 July 2025

Bechdel shares dreams, therapy sessions, and photographs of herself as a baby interspersed with blocks of text by psychoanalytic theorists such as Donald Winnicott and Jacques Lacan, with relevant passages highlighted. —Charlie Tyson, New Yorker, 4 June 2025

Drawing from psychoanalytic and attachment theory, the study suggests that this preoccupation with fairness can act as a defense against the anxiety of seeking emotional need fulfilment and healthy dependence. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for psychoanalytic

• autocatalytic
• photocatalytic
• analytic
• anxiolytic
• astrocytic
• austenitic
• catalytic
• cytolytic
• dioritic
• diphtheritic
• dolomitic
• endophytic

Kids Definition

psychoanalytic

adjective

psy·​cho·​an·​a·​lyt·​ic ˌsī-kō-ˌan-ᵊl-ˈit-ik 

variants also psychoanalytical

-i-kəl 

: of, relating to, or using psychoanalysis or its principles and techniques

Medical Definition

psychoanalytic

adjective

psy·​cho·​an·​a·​lyt·​ic -ˌan-ᵊl-ˈit-ik 

variants also psychoanalytical

-i-kəl 

: of, relating to, or employing psychoanalysis or its principles and techniques

psychoanalytically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb