verb
- past tense of psychoanalyze; subjected to or treated with psychoanalysis
Usage: transitive verb; formal/clinical context
Examples
- The patient was psychoanalyzed for several years to address deep-seated emotional issues.
- She psychoanalyzed his behavior and identified patterns from his childhood.
- After being psychoanalyzed, he gained new insights into his motivations.
- The therapist psychoanalyzed the client's dreams to uncover unconscious conflicts.
- He felt that his every action was being psychoanalyzed by his overly analytical friend.
- The novel's protagonist was psychoanalyzed by a renowned psychiatrist in Vienna.