verb
- treating or examining (a person or their behavior) using the methods and theories of psychoanalysis
- subjecting to psychoanalytic treatment or therapy
Usage: British English spelling; American English uses 'psychoanalyzing'; present participle or gerund form of psychoanalyse
Usage: clinical/medical context
Examples
- The therapist spent months psychoanalysing her childhood experiences.
- He was psychoanalysing the patient's dreams to uncover repressed memories.
- Rather than psychoanalysing every decision, she decided to trust her instincts.
- The psychiatrist began psychoanalysing the root causes of his anxiety.
- They were psychoanalysing the character's motivations in the novel.
- She found herself psychoanalysing her own behavior after the argument.