group dynamics

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the interacting forces within a small human group
also : the sociological study of these forces

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Think about your friendship circles and group dynamics – are these individuals supporting and inspiring you? Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025 As scholars of group dynamics, Samantha Moore-Berg and I have been trying to find strategies that could counteract this toxic polarization, which poses a real threat to the health of American democracy. Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025 Through its intense narrative, Squid Game peels back the layers of human nature, revealing uncomfortable truths about survival instincts, group dynamics and moral decision-making. Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Your celestial ruler, Venus, will conjunct taskmaster Saturn in Pisces — shaking up your 11th house of associations, community affairs and individual freedom — encouraging you to evaluate your friendship and group dynamics. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for group dynamics 

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of group dynamics was in 1935

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“Group dynamics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/group%20dynamics. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

group dynamics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the interacting forces within a small human group
also : the sociological study of these forces

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