psychokinesis

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

/ ˌsaɪ koʊ kɪˈni sɪs, -kaɪ- /

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noun

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

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Also called telekinesis.

Origin of psychokinesis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM psychokinesis

psy·cho·ki·net·ic

[sahy-koh-ki-net-ik, -kahy-], /ˌsaɪ koʊ kɪˈnɛt ɪk, -kaɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby psychokinesis

psychograph, psychographer, psychographics, psychohistory, psychoimmunology, psychokinesis, psychol., psycholinguistics, psychological, psychological block, psychologically

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How to use psychokinesis in a sentence

That is if we assume that the process is at all parallel with the phenomena of psychokinesis and levitation.
Out Like a Light|Gordon Randall Garrett
"You claimed that the human mind possessed powers of psychokinesis," I said.
Pythias|Frederik Pohl
In effect, what appeared to be foreknowledge was psychokinesis—the same phenomenon as the movement of crumbs of cheese by my rat.
The Leader|William Fitzgerald Jenkins (AKA Murray Leinster)
I caught an occasional word, like 'oxygen' and 'psychokinesis.'
Rebels of the Red Planet|Charles Louis Fontenay

British Dictionary definitions for psychokinesis

psychokinesis

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs, -kaɪ-) /

noun

(in parapsychology) alteration of the state of an object by mental influence alone, without any physical intervention

psychiatry a state of violent uncontrolled motor activity

Derived forms of psychokinesis

psychokinetic (ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for psychokinesis

C20: from psycho- + Greek kinēsis motion

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