ecotherapy

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noun

Exposure to nature and the outdoors as a form or component of psychotherapy.

OriginEnglish therapy ← French éco- ← Latin oeco- →
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Meanings

nounecotherapy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesExposure to nature and the outdoors as a form or component of psychotherapy.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  2. Latinoeco-
  3. Frenchéco-
  4. Englisheco-
  5. Englishtherapy
  6. Englishecotherapy

From eco- + therapy.

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APA

ecotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotherapy

MLA

“ecotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotherapy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecotherapy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotherapy.

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