psychologize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English psychology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English psychologize From psychology + -ize.
Meanings
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To interpret or analyze in psychological terms
Let it be clear, however, that we are not psychologizing here; rather we are presenting at most a characteriology of thought.
2023, Jean-Luc Nancy, Derrida:The absence of psychologizing, as in Jon Jost's thematically similar and equally haunting Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977), liberates the imagination in relation to Benning's beautifully composed images, and this respect for the viewer's intelligence pays off in highly charged dividends.
1988 January 8, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “10 From '87”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychologizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| psychologise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| psychologizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| psychologized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| psychologized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
psychologization · overpsychologize
Translations (3)
cy seicolegu (interpret or analyze in psychological terms) · fr psychologiser (interpret or analyze in psychological terms) · ca psicologitzar (interpret or analyze in psychological terms)