Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychoanalyze

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: psy-cho-an-a-lyze
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.

Transitive verb

verb

To treat using psychoanalysis.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English analyze English psychoanalyze From psycho- + analyze.

Usage

Inflected Forms

psychoanalyzes (present, singular) psychoanalyzing (participle, present) psychoanalyzed (participle, past) psychoanalyzed (past) psychoanalyse (alternative)

Synonyms

analyze analyse psychoanalyse

Questions

What does psychoanalyze mean?: To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
Where does psychoanalyze come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English analyze English psychoanalyze From psycho- + analyze.

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