psychologizing
/saɪˈkɑləˌdʒaɪzɪŋ/
verb
- To analyze or explain someone's behavior or thoughts using psychological concepts, often in an informal or excessive manner.
- He tends to psychologize his coworkers' decisions instead of asking them directly.
- The therapist warned against psychologizing your own dreams without training.
- Stop psychologizing every little thing I do; sometimes I'm just tired.
Synonyms
noun
- The act of explaining someone's behavior or thoughts using psychological ideas, often in an informal or excessive way.
- The novel is full of amateur psychologizing about the characters' motives.
- Instead of just listening, he started psychologizing, which annoyed his sister.
- Her constant psychologizing of her friends' actions made them uncomfortable.