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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

Related forms

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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 Forms

psychologically, adverb
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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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