psychological

US /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/ UK /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #6114

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the mind and the way people think and feel.

The accident left her with deep psychological scars.
2

adj
Relating to the study of psychology.

He read several psychological studies on memory.

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Derived forms antipsychologicalautopsychologicalbiopsychologicalchronopsychologicalcyberpsychologicalecopsychologicalethnopsychologicalintrapsychologicalmedicopsychologicalmetapsychologicalneuropsychologicalnonpsychological

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From psychology + -ical.

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# psychological

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/
**Frequency rank:** 6114

## Meanings
1. Relating to the mind and the way people think and feel.
2. Relating to the study of psychology.

## Examples
- The accident left her with deep psychological scars.
- He read several psychological studies on memory.

## Derived Forms
- antipsychological
- autopsychological
- biopsychological
- chronopsychological
- cyberpsychological
- ecopsychological
- ethnopsychological
- intrapsychological
- medicopsychological
- metapsychological
- neuropsychological
- nonpsychological

## Etymology
From psychology + -ical.

## AI Etymology
Psychological comes from psychology + -ical. In present-day English it covers relating to the mind and the way people think and feel and relating to the study of psychology. The wider family includes derived forms such as antipsychological, autopsychological, biopsychological, chronopsychological, cyberpsychological.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Psychology & Behavior

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