Meanings
nounpsychodrama (countable and uncountable, plural psychodramas)
plural psychodramas
- countableuncountableA form of psychotherapy in which a patient acts a role in a context devised by a psychotherapist.
- countableuncountableA drama in this form
- countablerareuncountableA dramatic work focusing on the psychology of its characters
[…] to be as often as possible present in the fifty-some psychodramas that fill the television screen each year.
1997, Irshad Manji, Risking Utopia: On the Edge of a New Democracy, page 148
Origin
- Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
- Englishpsycho-
- Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
- Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
- Late Latindrāma
- Englishdrama
- Englishpsychodrama
Translations
Catalan psicodrama
- psicodramaa form of psychotherapy
French psychodrame
- psychodramea form of psychotherapy
Spanish psicodrama
- psicodramaa form of psychotherapy
Swedish psykodrama
- psykodramaa form of psychotherapy
Cite this entry
APA
psychodrama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychodrama
MLA
“psychodrama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychodrama. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychodrama,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychodrama.
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