adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to psychology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
An inkblot test is a method of psychological evaluation.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I'm concerned about their psychological well-being.
The film was a dark psychological thriller.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or determined by psychology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
psychological theories
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
give psychological support
psychological warfare
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English psychology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English psychological From psychology + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հոգեբանական
(hogebanakan)
— of or pertaining to psychology
Asturian:
sicolóxicu
— of or pertaining to psychology
Belarusian:
псіхалагі́чны
(psixalahíčny)
— of or pertaining to psychology
Catalan:
psicològic
— of or pertaining to psychology
Cornish:
brysoniethel
— of or pertaining to psychology
Czech:
psychologický
— of or pertaining to psychology
Danish:
psykologisk
— of or pertaining to psychology
Dutch:
psychologisch
— of or pertaining to psychology
Esperanto:
anima
— of or pertaining to psychology
Esperanto:
psikologia
— of or pertaining to psychology
Estonian:
psühholoogiline
— of or pertaining to psychology
Finnish:
psykologinen
— of or pertaining to psychology
French:
psychologique
— of or pertaining to psychology
Galician:
psicolóxico
— of or pertaining to psychology
German:
psychologisch
— of or pertaining to psychology
Greek:
ψυχολογικός
(psychologikós)
— of or pertaining to psychology
Hindi:
मनोवैज्ञानिक
(manovaijñānik)
— of or pertaining to psychology
Indonesian:
psikologis
— of or pertaining to psychology
Interlingua:
psychologic
— of or pertaining to psychology
Irish:
síceolaíoch
— of or pertaining to psychology
Italian:
psicologico
— of or pertaining to psychology
Kazakh:
психологиялық
(psixologiälyq)
— of or pertaining to psychology
Latvian:
psiholoģisks
— of or pertaining to psychology
Macedonian:
психоло́шки
(psiholóški)
— of or pertaining to psychology
Malay:
psikologikal
— of or pertaining to psychology
Occitan:
psicologic
— of or pertaining to psychology
Polish:
psychologiczny
— of or pertaining to psychology
Portuguese:
psicológico
— of or pertaining to psychology
Romanian:
psihologic
— of or pertaining to psychology
Russian:
психологи́ческий
(psixologíčeskij)
— of or pertaining to psychology
Spanish:
psicológico
— of or pertaining to psychology
Swedish:
psykologisk
— of or pertaining to psychology
Tagalog:
dalub-isipin
— of or pertaining to psychology
Turkish:
psikolojik
— of or pertaining to psychology
Ukrainian:
психологі́чний
(psyxolohíčnyj)
— of or pertaining to psychology
Welsh:
seicolegol
— of or pertaining to psychology
Yiddish:
פּסיכאָלאָגיש
(psikhologish)
— of or pertaining to psychology
