Meanings
plural systemhoods
- The state of being a system.
- multiplicitySynonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).
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The community tends to be wary of people who cite an interest in psychology as motivation for connecting with us, but I think the fact that you've helped to establish healthy multiplicity as a recognised phenomenon will offset that wariness a lot. You might experience pushback, however, from communities who believe that systemhood can only happen as a result of trauma (this belief is called sysmedicalism).
2024, Zarah Eve, anonymous quotee, “Systematic literature review and thematic synthesis” (chapter 3), in Exploring emerging multiplicity and psychosocial functioning: A constructivist grounded theory study (PhD thesis), Manchester Metropolitan University, page 70Synonyms: multiplicity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).
Origin
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systemhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/systemhood
“systemhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/systemhood. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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