psychogenic
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- psychogenically adverb
Etymology
Origin of psychogenic
Example Sentences
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FND is a complex condition; previously known as psychosomatic or psychogenic illness, it describes physical symptoms with a psychological root.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
The U.N. concluded that the symptoms were the result of mass psychogenic illness, a form of social panic.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023
Then, the World Health Organization wrote about so-called “mass psychogenic illnesses” affecting hundreds of girls in schools across the country.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2023
Blinken has long doubted that personnel are suffering from mass hysteria or some psychogenic event, officials have said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023
The prominence of pain might be taken as a likely cause for an instinctive reaction of withdrawal, which would account for the emotional palsy of these conditions on psychogenic grounds.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)
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