psychodynamics

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noun

The dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behaviour.

OriginEnglish dynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

nounpsychodynamics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behaviour.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
psychodynamism

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  6. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  7. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  8. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  9. Frenchdynamique
  10. Englishdynamic
  11. Englishdynamics
  12. Englishpsychodynamics

From psycho- + dynamics.

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Translations

Finnish psykodynamiikka
  • psykodynamiikkainterplay
Irish sícidinimic
  • sícidinimicinterplay
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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