psychological

[ sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to psychology.

  2. pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology.

  1. 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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Origin of psychological

1
First recorded in 1785–95; psycholog(y) + -ical
  • Sometimes psy·cho·log·ic [sahy-kuh-loj-ik] /ˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪk/ .

Other words from psychological

  • psy·cho·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·psy·cho·log·ic, adjective
  • non·psy·cho·log·i·cal, adjective
  • pre·psy·cho·log·i·cal, adjective
  • pseu·do·psy·cho·log·i·cal, adjective
  • sem·i·psy·cho·log·ic, adjective
  • sem·i·psy·cho·log·i·cal, adjective
  • un·psy·cho·log·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for psychological

psychological

/ (ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to psychology

  2. of or relating to the mind or mental activity

  1. having no real or objective basis; arising in the mind: his backaches are all psychological

  2. affecting the mind

Derived forms of psychological

  • psychologically, adverb

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