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psychological

  • adjective
  • /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/

Of or pertaining to psychology.

Example

“An inkblot test is a method of psychological evaluation.”

Other meanings

  1. Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

    “I'm concerned about their psychological well-being.”

  2. Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.

    “Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars.”

Related words

  • medicopsychological
  • paleopsychological
  • prepsychological
  • psychologicality
  • psychologicalness
  • telepsychological
  • psychological crisis
  • psychological moment
  • psychological pricing
  • antipsychological
  • autopsychological
  • biopsychological

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “psychological” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.