METAPSYCHOLOGY


Meaning of METAPSYCHOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -sī-ˈkä-lə-jē ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1868

: speculative psychology concerned with postulating the structure (as the ego and id) and processes (as cathexis) of the mind which usually cannot be demonstrated objectively

• meta·psy·cho·log·i·cal -ˌsī-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.