psychohistory

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

noun

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

Origin of psychohistory

First recorded in 1930–35; psycho- + history

OTHER WORDS FROM psychohistory

psy·cho·his·to·ri·an [sahy-koh-hi-stawr-ee-uh n, -stohr-] /ˌsaɪ koʊ hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/, noun psy·cho·his·tor·ic [sahy-koh-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-] /ˌsaɪ koʊ hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-/, adjective

Words nearby psychohistory

psychogeriatrics, psychognosis, psychograph, psychographer, psychographics, psychohistory, psychoimmunology, psychokinesis, psychol., psycholepsy, psycholinguistics

Example sentences 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