group dynamics

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the interacting forces within a small human group
also : the sociological study of these forces

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There’s Esther Eng, an early 20th-century film auteur, her movies now mostly lost, whose fluency with the group dynamics of creating cinema translates to a second act as a New York restaurateur. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 Relationships and group dynamics are buzzing, Libra. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 June 2025 Practice Listening Coaches observe and reflect group dynamics. Nathalie Blais, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 In the below interview, McGregor and Zada, who will soon portray Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping coming to theaters in 2026, discuss the cruxes of their characters, individual and group dynamics and relationships and more. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for group dynamics

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First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of group dynamics was in 1935

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“Group dynamics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/group%20dynamics. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

group dynamics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the interacting forces within a small human group
also : the sociological study of these forces

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