Understanding the meaning of analysis

analysis

/ə'nælɪsɪs/

noun
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
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"his physician recommended psychoanalysis"

Similar:

depth psychology psychoanalysis

type of:
psychotherapy
noun
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
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Similar:

analytic thinking

Opposite:

synthesis

type of:
abstract thought reasoning logical thinking
noun
a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
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type of:
calculus infinitesimal calculus
noun
a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
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type of:
literary criticism criticism
noun
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
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investigation investigating
noun
the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
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style expressive style

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