psychological
adjective OPAL W
/ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
/ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/
Idioms - [usually before noun] connected with a person’s mind and the way in which it works
- the psychological development of children
- Abuse can lead to both psychological and emotional problems.
- Her symptoms are more psychological than physical (= imaginary rather than real).
- Victory in the last game gave them a psychological advantage over their opponents.
- a psychological novel (= one that examines the minds of the characters)
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researchb2- Everyone has their own personal and psychological needs.
- Her latest movie is a tense psychological drama.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- purely
- [only before noun] connected with the study of psychology
- psychological research
- A psychological study of refugee children came up with some worrying results.
Idioms
the psychological moment
- the best time to do something in order for it to be successful
- The trick is in finding the (right) psychological moment to ask him for more money.