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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As for the full moon in Capricorn on July 10, Luna will put a spotlight on your 11th house of associations, community and sense of belonging in the world, urging you to reassess your friendships and group dynamics. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 July 2025 Similar group dynamics were seen in failures by presidential advisors in the Watergate scandal in 1972, and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025 There’s Esther Eng, an early 20th-century film auteur, her movies now mostly lost, whose fluency with the group dynamics of creating cinema translates to a second act as a New York restaurateur. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 Relationships and group dynamics are buzzing, Libra. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for group dynamics

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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 21 Jul. 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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