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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Invulnerable umbrella

Hi,

can you help me with this sentence?
" Freud erected an apparently invulnerable umbrella against criticisms of psychoanalytical principles"

What is an apparently invulnerable umbrella?
  

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" The umbrella is merely an extension of the rain metaphor. The rest of the paragraph explains what an apparently invulnerable umbrella is. The word "umbrella" is often used figuratively to mean wide protection.

— Enoon

  • " The umbrella is merely an extension of the rain metaphor.
  • The rest of the paragraph explains what an apparently invulnerable umbrella is.
  • The word "umbrella" is often used figuratively to mean wide protection.
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The previous sentence is, "The steady rain of anti-Freud argu­ments did little to discourage the parade of his theories or to dampen the zeal of his followers." The umbrella is merely an extension of the rain metaphor. The rest of the paragraph explains what an apparently invulnerable umbrella is. The word "umbrella" is often used figuratively to mean wide protection.
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enoonThe word "umbrella" is often used figuratively to mean wide protection.
I have an umbrella insurance policy. It covers anything that I might be sued for, and covers amounts in addition to my home policy and auto policy.
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