psychoanalyze

[ sahy-koh-an-l-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, psy·cho·an·a·lyzed, psy·cho·an·a·lyz·ing.

1. to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.

Other Words From

• psycho·ana·lyzer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychoanalyze¹

First recorded in 1910–15; psycho- + analyze

Example Sentences

So you can imagine, she’s now being psychoanalyzed by the psychiatrist who worked on the Boston Strangler case.

From Salon

“I am not looking to psychoanalyze or understand them, I am looking to punish them. If the punishment is strong, the attacks on innocent people will stop.”

From Seattle Times

Rubin’s fellow Marines, whom he psychoanalyzes with genuine affection, are trapped by the same malignant forces they were born into in the civilian world.

From Washington Post

I don’t want to be psychoanalyzing another artist, but her relationship with her mother was very complicated.

From New York Times

Parson says she was acutely aware of the challenge of illustrating the interior lives of the women, but did not set out to psychoanalyze them in movement.

From Washington Times