psychokinesis
noun
the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.
psychokinetic
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a word derived from
psychokinesis.
Example Sentences
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It’s a middle-grade science fiction book about a young girl with psychokinetic powers that has turned into a four-book series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
What brought Randi to world attention, though, was his pursuit of Uri Geller, the self-styled practitioner of psychokinetic metal bending, or twisting spoons and forks.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2020
But she's also a Stranger Things superfan who's tapped into the sci-fi show's storyline, soundtrack and characters - including Millie Bobbie Brown's psychokinetic teenager, known only as Eleven - to inspire her ninth record.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2019
“I found you could get by better in this world if you didn’t flaunt your differences,” Mr. Musafar told Larratt, claiming that before entering puberty he had psychometric and psychokinetic abilities.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2018
It always fascinated him to watch the mind of a psychokinetic expert at work.
From Psichopath by Randall Garrett
