psy‧cho‧a‧nal‧y‧sis /ˌsaɪkəʊ-əˈnæləsəs, ˌsaɪkəʊ-əˈnælɪsəs $ -koʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
medical treatment that involves talking to someone about their life, feelings etc in order to find out the hidden causes of their problems
—psychoanalytic /ˌsaɪkəʊ-ænəˈlɪtɪk◂ $ -koʊænlˈɪtɪk◂/ adjective:
psychoanalytic theory
—psychoanalytical adjective
—psychoanalytically /-kli/ adverb

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