psychologically

American  

[sahy-kuh-loj-ik-lee] / ˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪk li /

adverb

1. in a way that pertains to the mind or mental phenomena, especially to awareness, feeling, or motivation.

   Poor-quality sleep is less restorative, both physically and psychologically.

   Loss of social support has impacted the patients economically as well as psychologically.

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Other Word Forms

• nonpsychologically adverb
• semipsychologically adverb
• unpsychologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of psychologically

psychological ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

"If we do get a winner here, it is a huge boost for that team psychologically going into the international break," said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Stocks worldwide are tumbling as oil prices smashed through the psychologically fraught $100 a barrel mark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

On Friday, oil prices hit a psychologically important $90 a barrel for the first time in two years as Kuwait cut output.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

“We will never go past that book, which psychologically gave me a freedom I needed to do this series,” Parkhill says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

But there were always two factors psychologically dominant in his personality.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

Related Words

• culturally
• philosophically
• politically