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analyses

/əˈnæl.ɪ.siːz/noun4 syllables

Analyses means: a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud.

Synonyms for analyses4

noun, as in a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology

noun, as in the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

analysis, analytic thinking

noun, as in an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

analysis

noun, as in a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

analysis

noun, as in the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’

analysis

noun, as in a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

analysis

Opposites of analyses

synthesis

What does analyses mean?6

noun

1

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

2

the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

3

an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

4

a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

5

the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’

6

a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Analyses in a sentence

  • Scientific analyses disproved the rumors, but the damage was done.Cangarejo
  • The course included writing literary analyses and essays.Anon
  • Analyses of individual events abstracted from their historical context often come to erroneous conclusions.mailohilohi
  • Forchhammer put the samples through a detailed series of chemical analyses.Hybrid
  • I was going to get the analyses.Gulo_Luscus
  • I would have fetched the analyses.wwkudu
  • The authors would like to thank Dr. Jackson for his statistical analyses.JFMorais
  • The analyses need to be continued.sundown

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