PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

psychobiography

noun

Definition of psychobiography

as in biography

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Recent Examples of psychobiography 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 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 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 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

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Noun

Having read 415 biographies of the most successful operators in history, Senra has noticed a pattern.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2026
This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass and the world around him.

— Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of biography

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Salama is also the author of the memoir Stranger in the Desert, a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Baumes adapted former cruise ship hostess Jeraldine Saunders's 1974 memoir The Love Boats for television as The Love Boat.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of memoir

Noun

The pages contained everything to know, all the history of the island and the church.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Anticipation for the milestone holiday has been building for much of the year, serving as an opportunity for Americans to reflect on their complicated history as onetime colonists of an empire who became a superpower of their own.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

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