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psychogenic

American  
[sahy-kuh-jen-ik] / ˌsaɪ kəˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

Psychology.
  1. having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process.

    a psychogenic disorder.


psychogenic British  
/ ˌsaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

  1. psychol (esp of disorders or symptoms) of mental, rather than organic, origin

"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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Etymology

Origin of psychogenic

First recorded in 1900–05; psycho- + -genic

Example Sentences

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The action she requests includes making sure staff are able to detect and manage psychogenic polydipsia.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023

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

Spratlen had held a teleconference with sufferers who asked about the FBI study that determined that the symptoms were psychogenic.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

If the resemblance amounted to identity, we would have to admit that a specific toxin may produce a specific mental reaction which we have concluded on other grounds to be psychogenic.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)

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