psychologiser

Senses

1. 1.

   to psychologize

   to interpret or analyze something in psychological terms

2. 2.

   to overanalyze psychologically

   to apply psychological reasoning excessively or unnecessarily to a situation

Examples

• "Il a tendance à psychologiser chaque geste de sa mère."

  He tends to psychologize every gesture his mother makes.

• "Ne psychologisons pas trop cette simple querelle."

  Let's not read too much psychology into this simple quarrel.

• "Elle psychologise les motivations de ses collègues au lieu d'en parler directement."

  She psychologizes her colleagues' motivations instead of talking to them directly.

Usage

A formal, somewhat literary verb meaning to interpret behavior or situations through a psychological lens. It often carries a mildly critical connotation when overused. Regular -er verb conjugation.