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Psychological Very Common

Origin: Greek prefix psycho-

Psychological has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature

"give psychological support"

"psychological warfare"

2

of or relating to or determined by psychology

"psychological theories"

3

Of or pertaining to psychology.

"The psychological effects of long-term isolation were studied in depth by the research team."

In plain English: Psychological means relating to your mind, feelings, and thoughts.

"The psychological impact of the long separation was felt by everyone in the family."

Usage: Use psychological to describe anything related to the mind, emotions, or mental processes, such as psychological effects or psychological testing. Avoid using it when referring strictly to physical health or external behaviors that do not involve internal mental states.

Example Sentences
"The psychological impact of the long separation was felt by everyone in the family." adj
"The psychological impact of the storm was felt by everyone in the neighborhood." adj
"Her psychological profile helped the detective narrow down the suspect list quickly." adj
"Children need consistent routines to feel psychologically secure at home." adj
Related Terms
psychology freudianism stimulus psychothriller psychometrics psychotherapy stockholm syndrome psychopath defense mechanism ironic process theory psychomime dysphemia abnormal psychology bad trip separation anxiety police brutality war of nerves drug addict psychopathogenic psychologism

Origin

This word combines psychology with the suffix -ical, which is a common way to form adjectives describing a field of study or its characteristics. It entered English as a straightforward derivative meant to mean "relating to psychology."

Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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