Lacanian

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/ləˈkeɪ.ni.ən/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the psychoanalytical views of Jacques Lacan (1901–1981).

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Meanings

adjectiveLacanian (comparative more Lacanian, superlative most Lacanian)

comparative more Lacanian · superlative most Lacanian

  1. human sciencesOf, pertaining to, or resembling the psychoanalytical views of Jacques Lacan (1901–1981).

    For him, then, the only truly liberating response is a Lacanian act, an attack on the fundamental fantasy of our current social configuration.

    2009, Wesley C. Swedlow, Against the Personification of Democracy: A Lacanian Critique of Political Subjectivity, Continuum International, page 11

Origin

From Lacan + -ian, after Jacques Lacan.

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Translations

Finnish lacanilainen
  • lacanilainenpertaining to the views of Lacan
French lacanien
  • lacanienpertaining to the views of Lacan
Italian lacaniano
  • lacanianopertaining to the views of Lacan
Swedish lacaniansk
  • lacanianskpertaining to the views of Lacan

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lacanian

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APA

Lacanian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lacanian

MLA

“Lacanian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lacanian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lacanian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lacanian.

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