psychologism

psy·chol·o·gism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-kol-uh-jiz-uh m]
- /saɪˈkɒl əˌdʒɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-kol-uh-jiz-uh m]
- /saɪˈkɒl əˌdʒɪz əm/

Definitions of psychologism word

noun psychologism emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy. 1
noun psychologism a term or concept of psychology or psychoanalysis, especially when used in ordinary conversation or a nontechnical context. 1
noun psychologism the belief in the importance and relevance of psychology for other sciences 0
noun psychologism the belief that psychology is the basis for all other natural and social sciences 0
noun psychologism any attempt to find psychological bases for historical events, philosophical concepts, etc. 0

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Origin of psychologism

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; psycholog(y) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Psychologism

noun

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psychologism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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