Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychogenic

/ˌsaɪkɒˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: psy-chogenic
IPA: /ˌsaɪkɒˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.

Etymology

From psycho- + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: psycho
Suffix: genic

Derived Forms

nonpsychogenic psychogenically psychogenicity

Phrases

psychogenic alopecia psychogenic amnesia psychogenic nonepileptic seizure psychogenic pain

Synonyms

psychogenetic

Rhymes With

schizophrenic pathogenic photogenic hellenic anthropogenic carcinogenic transgenic hallucinogenic fenech splenic eugenic orogenic

Questions

How do you pronounce psychogenic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪkɒˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/.
What does psychogenic mean?: Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.
Where does psychogenic come from?: From psycho- + -genic.

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