psychokinesis

[ sahy-koh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy- ]

noun

1. the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.

psychokinesis

/ ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs; -kaɪ-; ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk /

noun

1. (in parapsychology) alteration of the state of an object by mental influence alone, without any physical intervention
2. psychiatry a state of violent uncontrolled motor activity

Derived Forms

• psychokinetic, adjective

Other Words From

• psy·cho·ki·net·ic [sahy-koh-ki-, net, -ik, -kahy-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychokinesis¹

First recorded in 1910–15; psycho- + -kinesis

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychokinesis¹

C20: from psycho- + Greek kinēsis motion

Example Sentences

That is if we assume that the process is at all parallel with the phenomena of psychokinesis and levitation.

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"You claimed that the human mind possessed powers of psychokinesis," I said.

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In effect, what appeared to be foreknowledge was psychokinesis—the same phenomenon as the movement of crumbs of cheese by my rat.

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I caught an occasional word, like 'oxygen' and 'psychokinesis.'

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