psychobiography
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psy·cho·bi·og·ra·phy

noun \ˌsī-kō-bī-ˈä-grə-fē, -bē-\

Definition of PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY

: a biography written from a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic point of view; also : the application of such a point of view to the writing of a biography
psy·cho·bi·og·ra·pher \-fər\ noun
psy·cho·bio·graph·i·cal \-ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl\ adjective

First Known Use of PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY

1931

psy·cho·bi·og·ra·phy

noun \-bī-ˈäg-rə-fē, -bē-\   (Medical Dictionary)
plural ; psy·cho·bi·og·ra·phies

Medical Definition of PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY

: a biography written from a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic point of view
psy·cho·bio·graph·i·cal \-ˌbī-ə-ˈgraf-i-kəl\ (audio pronunciation) adjective

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