adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, UK:/ˌsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯ˈsəʊ̯.ʃəl/
Canada, US:/ˌsaɪ̯.koʊ̯ˈsoʊ̯.ʃəl/
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rhymes with -əʊʃəl
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adj
Meaning 1
Having both psychological and social aspects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *sekw- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *sokwéh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokwh2ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokwyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English psychosocial From psycho- + social.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
psicosocial
— having both psychological and social aspects
Czech:
psychosociální
— having both psychological and social aspects
Danish:
psykosocial
— having both psychological and social aspects
Finnish:
psykososiaalinen
— having both psychological and social aspects
French:
psychosocial
— having both psychological and social aspects
Georgian:
ფსიქოსოციალური
(psikosocialuri)
— having both psychological and social aspects
Indonesian:
psikososial
— having both psychological and social aspects
Irish:
síceasóisialta
— having both psychological and social aspects
Portuguese:
psicossocial
— having both psychological and social aspects
Spanish:
psicosocial
— having both psychological and social aspects
Swedish:
psykosocial
— having both psychological and social aspects