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psychological
[ sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to psychology.
- pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology.
- 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
- of or relating to psychology
- of or relating to the mind or mental activity
- having no real or objective basis; arising in the mind
his backaches are all psychological
- affecting the mind
Derived Forms
- ˌpsychoˈlogically, adverb
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of psychological1
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.
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.
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.
This is a mind-blowing bit of psychological warfare!
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