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Psychoanalyze Meaning in English

word

ˌsaɪkoʊˈænəˌlaɪz
sy-koh-AN-uh-lyz
ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəlaɪz
sy-koh-AN-uh-lyz

التعريف

To study and explore someone’s mind, feelings, and motives using the ideas of psychoanalysis, often to understand their behavior.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal/technical; primarily used in psychology or as a metaphor in everyday speech ('Don't psychoanalyze me!'). The British spelling is 'psychoanalyse'. Sometimes used informally to mean overthinking or over-interpreting someone's actions.

جمل نموذجية

A therapist will psychoanalyze their patients to understand their problems.

basic

He tried to psychoanalyze why he felt sad every morning.

basic

They asked the psychologist to psychoanalyze their child’s behavior.

basic

Don’t psychoanalyze me—sometimes I just feel tired!

natural

She likes to psychoanalyze movie characters for fun.

natural

Every time something happens, John starts to psychoanalyze everyone in the room.

natural