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psychic

[sahy-kik]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental.

  2. Psychology.,  pertaining to or noting mental phenomena.

  3. outside of natural or scientific knowledge; spiritual.

  4. of or relating to some apparently nonphysical force or agency.

    psychic research;

    psychic phenomena.

  5. sensitive to influences or forces of a nonphysical or supernatural nature.



noun

  1. a person who is allegedly sensitive to psychic influences or forces; medium.

psychic

/ ˈsaɪkɪk /

adjective

    1. outside the possibilities defined by natural laws, as mental telepathy

    2. (of a person) sensitive to forces not recognized by natural laws

  1. mental as opposed to physical; psychogenic

  2. bridge (of a bid) based on less strength than would normally be required to make the bid

“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

noun

  1. a person who is sensitive to parapsychological forces or influences

“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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Other Word Forms

  • psychically adverb
  • interpsychic adjective
  • nonpsychic adjective
  • nonpsychical adjective
  • unpsychic adjective
  • psychical adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychic1

First recorded in 1855–60; from Greek psȳchikós “of the soul”; Psyche, -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychic1

C19: from Greek psukhikos of the soul or life
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Example Sentences

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The technique was a form of "psychic driving," says doctoral student Jordan Torbay, who has researched his experiments and their ethical implications.

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Your commentary does give a picture of your psychic journey, not just “And then I made …”

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In his music, D’Angelo fashioned intimate psychic spaces with infinite sonic detail.

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Getting the devices out means keeping out the importuning virtual world, with its entertainers and weirdos and cyberbullies, and creating space for psychic and physical rest.

But these psychic wounds didn’t make Candy a cruel or nasty person; he simply absorbed the hurt and redoubled his efforts to be a genial performer.

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