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analysis

/əˈnæləsɪs/noun4 syllables

Analysis 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 analysis4

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, depth psychology

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

analytic thinking

also used for analysis

mathematical analysis

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Opposites of analysis

synthesis

What does analysis 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.

What rhymes with analysis?3

four syllables

paralysisdialysis

6 syllables

psychoanalysis
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Analysis in a sentence

  • At the hospital, they took a sample of my blood for analysis.AlanF_US
  • Based on initial data analysis, the collared bears rarely forayed outside the park.Cangarejo
  • Without context, these numbers are valueless to our analysis.rul
  • From the above analysis, the following conclusion can be drawn.chaarii_jpn
  • In the last analysis, methods don't educate children; people do.AlanF_US
  • In that case, the problem turns into analysis of estimates of risk.AlanF_US
  • The machine again made the usual noise and printed out the following analysis.unknown
  • This is a good place to start the analysis.CM

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Forms of analysis

as a noun

plural
analyses