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

In the psychoanalytic tradition, shame is tied to exposure—the feeling of being seen for who one really is. —Michael S. Roth, Time, 6 Aug. 2025

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

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