Jungian

adjective

Jung·ian ˈyu̇ŋ-ē-ən

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Carl Gustav Jung or his psychological concepts

Jungian noun

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According to Jungian thought, the way to overcome an unconscious complex is to become aware of it. — Shannon Sims, New Yorker, 30 July 2025 One therapist friend suggested that this book exemplifies the Jungian notions of the persona and the shadow. — Literary Hub, 4 June 2025 The largely experimental film gains its loose narrative structure from Tesfaye’s relationship with Ortega’s Ani, short for the Jungian concept of the Anima. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025 This is much different from the sociological insight of eccentric motherhood in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Mamma Roma and the Jungian psychology in Bertolucci’s Luna. — Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Jungian

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circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

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Jungian

1 of 2 noun

Jung·ian ˈyu̇ŋ-ē-ən

: an adherent of the psychological doctrines of C. G. Jung

Jungian

2 of 2 adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of C. G. Jung or his psychological concepts

Jungian archetypes

Jungian psychology

Jungian

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