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psychobiography

[sahy-koh-bahy-og-ruh-fee, -bee-]

noun, plural -phies.

a biographical study focusing on psychological factors, as childhood traumas and unconscious motives.

Origin:
1930–35; psycho- + biography

Related forms

psy·cho·bi·og·ra·pher, noun

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psychobiography (ˌsaɪkəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)

—n
	a biography that pays particular attention to a person's psychological development

psychobiographical

—*adj*

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