psychokinesis

[ sahy-koh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.

psychokinesis

/ ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs; ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk; -kaɪ- /

(in parapsychology) alteration of the state of an object by mental influence alone, without any physical intervention
psychiatry a state of violent uncontrolled motor activity

First recorded in 1910–15; psycho- + -kinesis

C20: from psycho- + Greek kinēsis motion

That is if we assume that the process is at all parallel with the phenomena of psychokinesis and levitation.

"You claimed that the human mind possessed powers of psychokinesis," I said.

In effect, what appeared to be foreknowledge was psychokinesis—the same phenomenon as the movement of crumbs of cheese by my rat.

I caught an occasional word, like 'oxygen' and 'psychokinesis.'

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