psychonarrative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the psychonarration technique, where the narrator describes a character's internal mental states, such as thoughts or emotions, without directly quoting them.

Pronunciation

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈnærətɪv/

Word forms

psychonarrative more psychonarrative most psychonarrative

Etymology

From psycho- (“mind”) + narrative (“story”), from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, soul”) and Latin narrātīvus (“narrative”).

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