psychoanalyse
/ˌsaɪkoʊˈænəlaɪz/
verb
- To treat someone using psychoanalysis, a method of exploring unconscious thoughts and feelings.
- Freud was one of the first doctors to psychoanalyse patients with mental health issues.
- The therapist decided to psychoanalyse the patient to uncover the root of his fears.
- She spent several years being psychoanalysed to understand her recurring dreams.
- To analyze someone's behavior or thoughts in a psychological way, often informally.
- Stop trying to psychoanalyse me—I'm just tired, not secretly angry.
- The movie critic tried to psychoanalyse the director's intentions behind the strange scenes.
- My friend loves to psychoanalyse everyone she meets, guessing their hidden motives.