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psychological

American  
[sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /
Sometimes psychologic

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 British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • nonpsychologic adjective
  • nonpsychological adjective
  • prepsychological adjective
  • pseudopsychological adjective
  • psychologically adverb
  • semipsychologic adjective
  • semipsychological adjective
  • unpsychological adjective

Etymology

Origin of psychological

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

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