🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Analysand

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-na-ly-zant

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Analysand/əˈnæl.ɪˌzænd/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Analysand sprach über seine Träume."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is undergoing psychoanalysis.

    "The psychoanalyst listened closely as the analysand described a recurring childhood dream."
  2. 2

    One who is being subjected to analysis, particularly in a therapeutic context.

    "In classical Freudian theory, the analysand lies on a couch facing away from the analyst."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French analysand, present participle of analyser (to analyze), coined in psychoanalysis to designate a person undergoing psychoanalytic treatment. The term entered English in the mid-20th century, shifting the focus from a passive patient to an active participant in the process of psychoanalysis.

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