psychobiography

English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ biography.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

psychobiography (plural psychobiographies)

1. A biography that emphasises the psychological aspects of its subject.
   • 2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 224:

     This was the first attempt to create a "psychobiography" of a political leader and the dossier remains a fascinating contemporary insight into the mind of the German leader.

Related terms

• psychobiographic
• psychobiographer