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View synonyms for psychological

psychological

[ sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to psychology.
  2. pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology.
  3. of, pertaining to, dealing with, or affecting the mind, especially as a function of awareness, feeling, or motivation:

    psychological play;

    psychological effect.



psychological

/ ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to psychology
  2. of or relating to the mind or mental activity
  3. having no real or objective basis; arising in the mind

    his backaches are all psychological

  4. affecting the mind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌpsychoˈlogically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • psy·cho·log·i·cal·ly adverb
  • non·psy·cho·log·ic adjective
  • non·psy·cho·log·i·cal adjective
  • pre·psy·cho·log·i·cal adjective
  • pseu·do·psy·cho·log·i·cal adjective
  • sem·i·psy·cho·log·ic adjective
  • sem·i·psy·cho·log·i·cal adjective
  • un·psy·cho·log·i·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychological1

First recorded in 1785–95; psycholog(y) + -ical
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Example Sentences

This was two years after an investigation revealed he had subjected boys in the UK, many of whom he had met at Christian holiday camps run by a charity he chaired that was linked to the Church, to traumatic physical, psychological and sexual abuse.

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Keefe was inspired to write the book in 2013, after reading an obituary for Dolours Price, who in her later years spoke about the psychological toll of her I.R.A. activities and accused Adams of ordering attacks she carried out.

All three astronauts talked about the psychological impact of seeing their home planet from 400km in orbit.

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Many men with a low-risk cancer are simply monitored or begin “watchful waiting” - but a cancer diagnosis and the invasive tests it involves have a psychological impact.

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This is a mind-blowing bit of psychological warfare!

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