psychosexual

[ sahy-koh-sek-shoo-uhl or, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.

Origin of psychosexual

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; psycho- + sexual

Other words from psychosexual

  • psy·cho·sex·u·al·i·ty, noun
  • psy·cho·sex·u·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby psychosexual

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How to use psychosexual in a sentence

  • The commonest early manifestations of the sexual life in childhood are, as was said before, the psychosexual phenomena.

  • Similarly the psychosexual passes through a metamorphosis in normal development.

    The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean Martin
  • He holds that such cases show a "fixation" in an earlier stage of psychosexual development.

    The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean Martin
  • At this time of life, the psychosexual in especial often plays a great part.

British Dictionary definitions for psychosexual

psychosexual

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈsɛksjʊəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the mental aspects of sex, such as sexual fantasies

Derived forms of psychosexual

  • psychosexuality, noun
  • psychosexually, adverb

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