metapsychology

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noun

The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind.

OriginEnglish psychology ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetapsychology (countable and uncountable, plural metapsychologies)

plural metapsychologies

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe philosophical study of psychology and of the mind.
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA set of principles governing Freudian psychology.
  3. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe study of how human experience forms, filters perception and shapes identity.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishpsychology
  5. Englishmetapsychology

From meta- + psychology.

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Translations

French métapsychologie
  • métapsychologieprinciples of psychology
Italian metapsicologia (1,2)
  • metapsicologia (1,2)principles of psychology
Turkish metapsikoloji
  • metapsikolojiprinciples of psychology
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APA

metapsychology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapsychology

MLA

“metapsychology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapsychology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metapsychology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapsychology.

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