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Sigmund Freud

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Freud

[froid; Ger. froit]
–noun
1. Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
2. Lucian, born 1932, British painter, born in Germany; grandson of Sigmund Freud.
3. Sig⋅mund [sig-muhnd; Ger. zeekh-moont] , 1856–1939, Austrian neurologist: founder of psychoanalysis.
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Freud, Sigmund 1856-1939.  
Austrian physician and founder of psychoanalysis who theorized that the symptoms of hysterical patients represent forgotten and unresolved infantile psychosexual conflicts. His psychoanalytic theories, which initially met with hostility, profoundly influenced 20th-century thought.
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Freud , Sigmund. 1856-1939.

Austrian physician and founder of psychoanalysis who theorized that the symptoms of hysterical patients represent forgotten and unresolved infantile psychosexual conflicts. His psychoanalytic theories profoundly influenced 20th-century thought.

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