Lacanian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ləˈkeɪ.ni.ən/
Etymology
From Lacan + -ian, after Jacques Lacan.
Meanings
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Of, 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Lacanian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Lacanian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
fr lacanien (pertaining to the views of Lacan) · fi lacanilainen (pertaining to the views of Lacan) · it lacaniano (pertaining to the views of Lacan) · sv lacaniansk (pertaining to the views of Lacan)