psychological — UK US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ adjective ► relating to the human mind and feelings: »The experience of being fired has had lasting psychological effects. »The rail disaster had a psychological impact on some investors … Financial and business terms
psychological — 1680s; see PSYCHOLOGY (Cf. psychology) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: Psychologically. Psychological moment was in vogue from 1871 (see OED) … Etymology dictionary
psychological — [adj] concerning the mind cerebral, cognitive, emotional, experimental, imaginary, intellective, intellectual, in the mind, mental, psychical, subconscious, subjective, unconscious; concepts 403,536 Ant. body, physical … New thesaurus
psychological — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, affecting, or arising in the mind. 2) relating to psychology. DERIVATIVES psychologically adverb … English terms dictionary
psychological — [sī΄kə läj′i kəl] adj. 1. of psychology 2. of the mind; mental 3. affecting or intended to affect the mind: Also psychologic psychologically adv … English World dictionary
psychological — psy·cho·log·i·cal .sī kə läj i kəl also psy·cho·log·ic ik adj 1 a) relating to, characteristic of, directed toward, influencing, arising in, or acting through the mind esp. in its affective or cognitive functions <psychological phenomena>… … Medical dictionary
psychological — psy|cho|log|i|cal W3 [ˌsaıkəˈlɔdʒıkəl US ˈla: ] adj 1.) relating to the way that your mind works and the way that this affects your behaviour ▪ Sleep disorders are a serious psychological problem . ▪ Freud s psychological theories ▪ What was the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
psychological — [[t]sa͟ɪkəlɒ̱ʤɪk(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Psychological means concerned with a person s mind and thoughts. John received constant physical and psychological abuse from his father... Robyn s loss of memory is a psychological problem, rather… … English dictionary
psychological — psy|cho|log|i|cal [ ,saıkə ladʒıkl ] adjective ** involving or affecting your mind: Harry s problems are more psychological than physical. psychological damage/harm a. connected with the study of how your mind works: psychological… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
psychological */*/ — UK [ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪk(ə)l] adjective 1) involving or affecting your mind Harry s problems are more psychological than physical. psychological damage/harm 2) caused by your feelings or thoughts Defeat is psychological. You… … English dictionary