psychological

Sometimes psy·cho·log·ic

[sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to psychology.

2. pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology.

3. of, pertaining to, dealing with, or affecting the mind, especially as a function of awareness, feeling, or motivation.

   psychological play;

   psychological effect.

psychological

/ ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to psychology

2. of or relating to the mind or mental activity

3. having no real or objective basis; arising in the mind

   his backaches are all psychological

4. affecting the mind

Other Word Forms

• psychologically adverb
• nonpsychologic adjective
• nonpsychological adjective
• prepsychological adjective
• pseudopsychological adjective
• semipsychologic adjective
• semipsychological adjective
• unpsychological adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychological¹

First recorded in 1785–95; psycholog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

For Davis, now 68, the difference between his generation and this one is psychological.

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Pierre Vabres, a member of the French Society of Dermatology, believes there is also a pernicious psychological effect of exposing children to beauty routines -- and then seeking to sell them products.

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Afterwards, both spoke to BBC Sport, with the focus on who had won the psychological battle.

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Prestige TV has produced its share of narratively-driven psychological experimentation, most of it unintentional, but little of it as audacious as “Pluribus.”

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For instance, counseling and psychological support could be offered for those struggling with emotional or mental-health effects of exposure.

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Related Words

• cognitive 
• emotional 
• intellectual 
• mental 
• subjective