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psychological moment

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
psy-cho-log-i-cal -mo-ment
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The best time to do something, when those involved are in the most workable state of mind.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Derived from a misunderstanding of German psychologische Moment, where Moment actually means momentum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

psychological moments (plural)

Phrases

window of opportunity

Frequently Paired Words

window of opportunity

Questions

What does psychological moment mean?
The best time to do something, when those involved are in the most workable state of mind.
Where does psychological moment come from?
It is traced to German.

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