psychosexual

[ sahy-koh-sek-shoo-uh l or, esp. British, -seks-yoo- ]

/ ˌsaɪ koʊˈsɛk ʃu əl or, esp. British, -ˈsɛks yu- /

adjective

of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.

Nearby words

Origin of psychosexual

First recorded in 1895–1900; psycho- + sexual

Related formspsy·cho·sex·u·al·i·ty, nounpsy·cho·sex·u·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for psychosexual

He has a psychosexual hold over her that is intentionally fraught with peril for the audience.
‘The Good Wife’: Has Season 4’s Kalinda Storyline Gone too Far?|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Who better to capture the psychosexual nature of Twilight than the current Marquis De Denmark?
The Future of Twilight|Natasha Vargas-Cooper|July 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He holds that such cases show a "fixation" in an earlier stage of psychosexual development.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
The commonest early manifestations of the sexual life in childhood are, as was said before, the psychosexual phenomena.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll

At this time of life, the psychosexual in especial often plays a great part.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
Sanford Bell has published cases in which as early as the age of two years psychosexual phenomena have been observed.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
Similarly the psychosexual passes through a metamorphosis in normal development.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin

British Dictionary definitions for psychosexual

psychosexual

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈsɛksjʊəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the mental aspects of sex, such as sexual fantasies

Derived Formspsychosexuality, nounpsychosexually, adverb

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Word Origin and History for psychosexual

psychosexual

adj.

also psycho-sexual, 1891, from psycho- + sexual. Related: Psychosexually.

Medicine definitions for psychosexual

psychosexual

[ sī′kō-sĕk′shōō-əl ]

adj.

Of or relating to the mental and emotional aspects of sexuality.