Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychohistory

/sʌɪkəʊˈhɪstəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: psy-chohis-to-ry
IPA: /sʌɪkəʊˈhɪstəɹi/

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of psychology and motivation in history.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fictional mathematical statistical science of large population dynamics, where mathematical models can predict general futures, based on activities of quadrillions of individuals. The fictional science first occurs in Asimov's 1950s Foundation series, and has since been picked up by other authors for other works.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Pick argues that the general rejection of psycho-history by practising historians has left the story of ‘historical’ psychoanalysis on the shelf."

Etymology

From psycho- + history. * The science-fictional usage was created by Isaac Asimov in the mid-20th century.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: psycho

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sʌɪkəʊˈhɪstəɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

psychohistories (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

psychohistorian psychohistorical psychohistoriography psychosocial

Questions

How do you pronounce psychohistory?: The recorded pronunciation is /sʌɪkəʊˈhɪstəɹi/.
What does psychohistory mean?: The scientific study of psychology and motivation in history.
Where does psychohistory come from?: From psycho- + history. * The science-fictional usage was created by Isaac Asimov in the mid-20th century.

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