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psychological en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English psychology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English psychological From psychology + -ical.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to psychology.
    • An inkblot test is a method of psychological evaluation.
  2. (not-comparable) Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
    • In mild cases of hypergonadism prior to puberty, the onset of physical and mood changes may not be abnormally early or significant enough to cause any psychological or long-term physical complications. 2018 June 25, James Roland, “What is Hypergonadism?”, in Healthline:
    • I'm concerned about their psychological well-being.
    • The film was a dark psychological thriller.
  3. (not-comparable) Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.
    • Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars.

Deriveds

autopsychological · neuropsychological · metapsychological · psychological autopsy · robopsychological · intrapsychological · pathopsychological · psychological injury · biopsychological · medicopsychological · psychomological · palaeopsychological · ecopsychological · telepsychological · sociopsychological · psychologicalness · cyberpsychological · protopsychological · psychological refractory period · chronopsychological · psychological warfare · psychological hedonism · psychological pricing · antipsychological · prepsychological · paedopsychological · psychological crisis · psychologicality · nonpsychological · ethnopsychological · physiopsychological · psychologically · pseudopsychological · psychological slip · parapsychological · unpsychological · paleopsychological · zoopsychological · psychological moment

Translations (37)

eo psikologia (of or pertaining to psychology) · ca psicològic (of or pertaining to psychology) · it psicologico (of or pertaining to psychology) · ast sicolóxicu (of or pertaining to psychology) · ia psychologic (of or pertaining to psychology) · nl psychologisch (of or pertaining to psychology) · lv psiholoģisks (of or pertaining to psychology) · pt psicológico (of or pertaining to psychology) · de psychologisch (of or pertaining to psychology) · kk психологиялық (of or pertaining to psychology) · sv psykologisk (of or pertaining to psychology) · gl psicolóxico (of or pertaining to psychology) · kw brysoniethel (of or pertaining to psychology) · cs psychologický (of or pertaining to psychology) · ms psikologikal (of or pertaining to psychology) · et psühholoogiline (of or pertaining to psychology) · ro psihologic (of or pertaining to psychology) · fr psychologique (of or pertaining to psychology) · da psykologisk (of or pertaining to psychology) · ru психологи́ческий (of or pertaining to psychology) · yi פּסיכאָלאָגיש (of or pertaining to psychology) · es psicológico (of or pertaining to psychology) · el ψυχολογικός (of or pertaining to psychology) · hi मनोवैज्ञानिक (of or pertaining to psychology) · hy հոգեբանական (of or pertaining to psychology) · be псіхалагі́чны (of or pertaining to psychology) · eo anima (of or pertaining to psychology) · tr psikolojik (of or pertaining to psychology) · fi psykologinen (of or pertaining to psychology) · mk психоло́шки (of or pertaining to psychology) · pl psychologiczny (of or pertaining to psychology) · uk психологі́чний (of or pertaining to psychology) · id psikologis (of or pertaining to psychology) · tl dalub-isipin (of or pertaining to psychology) · ga síceolaíoch (of or pertaining to psychology) · cy seicolegol (of or pertaining to psychology) · oc psicologic (of or pertaining to psychology)