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psychological

[ sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuh l ]
/ ˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /
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adjective

of or relating to psychology.
pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology.
of, pertaining to, dealing with, or affecting the mind, especially as a function of awareness, feeling, or motivation: psychological play; psychological effect.

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RELATED WORDS

intellectually, philosophically, politically, culturally, inwardly, subjectively, theoretically, introspectively, pensively, psychically, anthropologically, ethically, eugenically, humanly

Nearby words

psychoimmunology, psychokinesis, psychol., psycholepsy, psycholinguistics, psychological, psychological block, psychological moment, psychological novel, psychological operations, psychological primary
Sometimes psy·cho·log·ic.

Origin of psychological

First recorded in 1785–95; psycholog(y) + -ical
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British Dictionary definitions for psychologically

psychological

/ (ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to psychology
of or relating to the mind or mental activity
having no real or objective basis; arising in the mindhis backaches are all psychological
affecting the mind
Derived Formspsychologically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for psychologically

psychological

adj.

1680s; see psychology + -ical. Related: Psychologically. Psychological warfare recorded from 1940. Psychological moment was in vogue from 1871, from French moment psychologique "moment of immediate expectation of something about to happen."

The original German phrase, misinterpreted by the French & imported together with its false sense into English, meant the psychic factor, the mental effect, the influence exerted by a state of mind, & not a point of time at all, das Moment in German corresponding to our momentum, not our moment. [Fowler]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for psychologically

psychological

[ sī′kə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Of or relating to psychology.
Of, relating to, or arising from the mind or emotions.
Influencing or intended to influence the mind or emotions.
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