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psychohistory

[ sahy-koh-his-tuh-ree, -his-tree ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊˈhɪs tə ri, -ˈhɪs tri /
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noun

history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc.

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Nearby words

  1. psychograph,
  2. psychographer,
  3. psychographic,
  4. psychographics,
  5. psychography,
  6. psychoimmunology,
  7. psychokinesis,
  8. psychol.,
  9. psycholepsy,
  10. psycholinguistics

Origin of psychohistory

First recorded in 1930–35; psycho- + history
Related formspsy·cho·his·to·ri·an [sahy-koh-hi-stawr-ee-uh n, -stohr-] /ˌsaɪ koʊ hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/, nounpsy·cho·his·tor·ic [sahy-koh-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-] /ˌsaɪ koʊ hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for psycho-history

  • I was remembering, and finally understanding, what my psycho-history lessons about the "Romantic Freeze" had meant.

    Lone Star Planet|Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
British Dictionary definitions for psycho-history

psychohistory

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈhɪstərɪ, -ˈhɪstrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

biography based on psychological theories of personality development
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Word Origin and History for psycho-history

psycho-history

n.

1934, from psycho- + history.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper