Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to psychology.
- adjective Of, relating to, or arising from the mind or emotions.
- adjective Influencing or intended to influence the mind or emotions.
- adjective Of or being any of certain primary colors whose mixture may be subjectively conceived as producing other colors.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to psychology; of the nature of psychology; of or pertaining to the mind as the subject of psychology.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
psychology .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
- adjective of or relating to or determined by psychology
Etymologies
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Examples
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But that word got to be associated with the dissemination of outright lies, so the United States started using the term psychological warfare, which eventually gave way to psy-ops.
Slate Magazine Juliet Lapidos 2011
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One has evidently the right to apply the term psychological to the whole sensation, taken _en bloc_, and comprising in itself both impression and consciousness.
The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps Alfred Binet 1884
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As it is commonly applied, the term psychological addiction covers at least three areas, only one of which would include ...
World of SL Tateru Nino 2010
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I am so hesitant to use the term psychological, because it has so many connotations associated with it.
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I am so hesitant to use the term psychological, because it has so many connotations associated with it.
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I am so hesitant to use the term psychological, because it has so many connotations associated with it.
Independent Information Technology and business analysis from IT-Director.com 2009
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I am so hesitant to use the term psychological, because it has so many connotations associated with it.
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He also complained about what he calls a psychological war against his group, demanding that his followers close ranks to defeat what he calls outside plots and threats.
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He admits that he has taken some of his research to heart; for instance, his work on what he calls the psychological immune system has led him to believe that he would be able to adapt to even the worst turn of events.
Scientific Self-help, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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It ` s part of what I call the psychological burka that American women are forced to wear because of the rampant, unpredictable crime against them that can happen anywhere: at work, at school, in the home.
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