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xenopsychology

Syllables: xe·no·psycho·logy/zɛnəɛθsaɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/

xenopsychology noun: the study of alien psychology.

Noun

xenopsychology (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The study of alien psychology.
    • Dr. Robert A. Freitas, Jr. XENOPSYCHOLOGY So far we have very little direct knowledge of alien minds — but we have some fascinating bases for speculation.1984, Analog Science Fact, Science Fiction
    • Specializations in xenopsychology and -psychiatry, and longterm experience as CMO of the Enterprise— thus an acquaintance with what amounted to a gestalt life form, for that defined the multi-racial, multi-species environment aboard the ...2000, Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, The Romulan Way: Rihannsu #2

Examples of xenopsychology in a sentence

  • Galactics were doing little to wrap their minds around xenopsychology as it applied from them to humans.2009, John Ringo, Julie Cochrane, Honor of the Clan:
  • My original area of interest was in xenopsychology, but I had never been able to get even an entrylevel post in either the public or private sphere.2013, Kate Elliott, The Price of Ransom:

Origin of xenopsychology

From xeno- + psychology.

Words formed from xenopsychology

Questions about xenopsychology

What does xenopsychology mean?
Xenopsychology means the study of alien psychology.
How do you use xenopsychology in a sentence?
Galactics were doing little to wrap their minds around xenopsychology as it applied from them to humans.
What part of speech is xenopsychology?
Xenopsychology is a noun.
How do you pronounce xenopsychology?
Xenopsychology is pronounced /zɛnəɛθsaɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/.

Words near xenopsychology in the dictionary

  1. xenopses
  2. xenopsin
  3. xenopsychiatry
  4. xenopsychologist
  5. xenopsychologists
  6. xenopsychology
  7. xenoracism
  8. xenoracist
  9. xenoreaction
  10. xenoreactions
  11. xenoreactive

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