PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

psychobiography

noun

Definition of psychobiography

as in biography

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Recent Examples of psychobiography First Freud’s patient in the 1920s, in 1930 Bullitt also became his collaborator, co-writing a dubious psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson. — Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 And so, duly catering to the market, the book is presented as a psychobiography of the author’s uncle, whose military academy class photo adorns the cover. — Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books, 8 Sep. 2020 Esa-Pekka Salonen, in his stirring performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday night at Symphony Center, treated it as a masterpiece of pure music, rather than as musical psychobiography. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018 Some commentators attempted to bridge this gap by indulging in dubious psychobiography posing as criticism. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2017 Such speculation makes psychobiography sound like little more than psychobabble. — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 2 June 2017

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Noun

According to his official biography, Humperdinck has sold more than 140 million records worldwide throughout his career, received four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe for entertainer of the year and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Braun writes that popular volumes included Bibles, farming and health manuals, biographies, and fiction.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of biography

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There was some experimenting with the memoir being all letters, one big letter, or placed interstitially among narrative, but there were always going to be the letters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Numerous milestones, from Peart studying with jazz player Freddie Gruber and reinventing his playing style to writing Ghost Rider, a memoir about riding motorcycles and grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, are dotted along the way.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

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His long-ball total is tied for eighth in a season during the ballpark’s history and the most since Moisés Alou had 29 in 2004.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The competition is separate from the Miss America pageant, which traces its history to a 1921 event in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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