Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychological

/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: psy-cho-log-i-cal
IPA: /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to psychology.

adj

Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

adj

Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.

Example Sentences

"An inkblot test is a method of psychological evaluation."
"I'm concerned about their psychological well-being."
"The film was a dark psychological thriller."
"In mild cases of hypergonadism prior to puberty, the onset of physical and mood changes may not be abnormally early or significant enough to cause any psychological or long-term physical complications."
"Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars."

Etymology

Etymology tree English psychology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/
British English: /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/

Derived Forms

antipsychological autopsychological biopsychological chronopsychological cyberpsychological ecopsychological ethnopsychological intrapsychological medicopsychological metapsychological neuropsychological nonpsychological

Phrases

psychological autopsy psychological crisis psychological hedonism psychological injury psychological moment psychological pricing psychological refractory period psychological slip

Rhymes With

biological logical technological geological ecological theological ideological archaeological physiological neurological chronological meteorological

Questions

How do you pronounce psychological?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/.
What does psychological mean?: Of or pertaining to psychology.
Where does psychological come from?: Etymology tree English psychology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

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