If you believe that someone is psychic or has psychic powers, you believe that they have strange mental powers, such as being able to read the minds of other people or to see into the future.
Trevor helped police by using his psychic powers.
Synonyms: supernatural, mystic, occult, clairvoyant More Synonyms of psychic
A psychic is someone who seems to be psychic.
2. adjective
Psychic means relating to ghosts and the spirits of the dead.
He declared his total disbelief in psychic phenomena.
Synonyms: mystical, spiritual, magical, other-worldly More Synonyms of psychic
3. adjective
Psychic means relating to the mind rather than the body.
[formal]
These truths cause individuals much psychic pain.
More Synonyms of psychic
psychic in British English
(ˈsaɪkɪk)
adjective
1.
a.
outside the possibilities defined by natural laws, as mental telepathy
b.
(of a person) sensitive to forces not recognized by natural laws
2.
mental as opposed to physical; psychogenic
3. bridge
(of a bid) based on less strength than would normally be required to make the bid
noun
4.
a person who is sensitive to parapsychological forces or influences
Derived forms
psychical (ˈpsychical)
adjective
psychically (ˈpsychically)
adverb
Word origin
C19: from Greek psukhikos of the soul or life
psychic in American English
(ˈsaɪkɪk)
adjective
1.
of or having to do with the psyche, or mind
2.
beyond natural or known physical processes
3.
apparently sensitive to forces beyond the physical world
: Also ˈpsychical
noun
4.
a person who is supposedly sensitive to forces beyond the physical world
5.
a spiritualistic medium
Derived forms
psychically (ˈpsychically)
adverb
Word origin
< Gr psychikos, of the soul, spiritual < psychē, the soul: see psyche
Examples of 'psychic' in a sentence
psychic
The moon reaches full power in the psychic sector so you have a deeper understanding of people's feelings.
The Sun (2016)
Can psychics see the future?
The Sun (2017)
This conflict causes psychic pain and symptoms of distress.
Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991)
Text a question and one of my gifted psychics will send you an answer.
The Sun (2011)
Seeing a psychic can be very addictive.
The Sun (2013)
Loneliness is the psychic pain that drives us to do something about our isolation.
Christianity Today (2000)
And she hoped seeing a psychic would finally put her mind at rest.
The Sun (2009)
Individuals with psychic powers join forces to bring down a sinister government agency that monitors and experiments on gifted individuals.
The Sun (2010)
Your new love has psychic powers.
The Sun (2008)
You don't see psychics winning the lottery.
The Sun (2014)
FIND out what the future holds by talking to one of my team of psychics and astrologers.
The Sun (2009)
YOU can explore what the future holds by talking to one of my gifted psychics and astrologers.
The Sun (2012)
FIND out what the future holds with a consultation from one of my gifted psychics and astrologers.
The Sun (2008)
EXPLORE what the future holds by talking to one of my team of gifted psychics or astrologers.
The Sun (2012)
This study is looking at why people call psychics and whether this behaviour should be viewed as addictive and so require policymakers to take notice.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
If you see a dodgy psychic all the information they get on you goes into a central data bank and other psychics can buy it.
The Sun (2013)
EXPLORE what the future could hold for you by talking to one of my team of giftedpsychics and astrologers.
The Sun (2012)
No psychic powers are required.
The Sun (2014)
EXPLORE the future with one of my gifted psychics or astrologers any day from 9am to midnight.
The Sun (2010)
Live Psychic calls cost 1.53 per minute plus network extras.
The Sun (2013)
The psychic power that has been raised is thus given back, enriched, to the participants.
Stewart, R J Music and the Elemental Psyche: A Practical Guide to Music and Changing Consciousness (1987)
In other languages
psychic
British English: psychic ADJECTIVE
If you believe that someone is psychic or has psychic powers, you believe that they have strange mental powers, such as being able to read the minds of other people or to see into the future.
The woman helped police by using her psychic powers.
American English: psychic
Brazilian Portuguese: psíquico
Chinese: 有特异功能的
European Spanish: psíquico
French: de médium
German: übernatürlich
Italian: paranormale
Japanese: 霊能力を持った
Korean: 신통력을 가진
European Portuguese: psíquico
Latin American Spanish: psíquico
Chinese translation of 'psychic'
psychic
(ˈsaɪkɪk)
adj
[person, powers]特异(異)功能的 (tèyì gōngnéng de)
I'm not psychic!我没(沒)有特异(異)功能! (Wǒ méiyǒu tèyì gōngnéng!)
1 (adjective)
Definition
relating to or having powers (especially mental powers) which cannot be explained by natural laws
Trevor helped police by using his psychic powers.
Synonyms
supernatural
evil spirits who looked like humans and possessed supernatural powers
mystic
occult
organizations which campaign against paganism and occult practices
clairvoyant
a fortune-teller who claims to have clairvoyant powers
telepathic
I couldn't know that. I'm not telepathic.
extrasensory
preternatural
preternatural powers
telekinetic
2 (adjective)
Definition
relating to or having powers (especially mental powers) which cannot be explained by natural laws
He declared his total disbelief in psychic phenomena.
Synonyms
mystical
mystic union with God
spiritual
She lived entirely by spiritual values.
magical
the story of a little boy who has magical powers
other-worldly
stories which encourage an image of the region as an other-worldly sort of place
paranormal
preternatural
3 (adjective)
Definition
relating to the mind
the psychic effects of the accident
Synonyms
psychological
the treatment of psychological disorders
emotional
Victims are left with emotional problems that can last for life.
mental
mental health problems
spiritual
inner
All we need to know about his inner life is in his art.
psychiatric
cognitive
psychogenic
(noun)
Definition
a person who has psychic powers
a natural psychic who used Tarot as a focus for his intuition
Synonyms
clairvoyant
You don't need to be a clairvoyant to see how this is going to turn out.
prophet
Merlin, the legendary magician and prophet
seer
the writings of the 16th century French seer, Nostradamus
fortune teller
spiritualist
soothsayer
You don't have to be a soothsayer to predict his likely tactics.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of emotional
Definition
of or relating to the emotions
Victims are left with emotional problems that can last for life.
Synonyms
psychological,
private,
personal,
hidden,
spiritual,
inner
in the sense of inner
Definition
of the mind or spirit
All we need to know about his inner life is in his art.
Synonyms
mental,
emotional,
intellectual,
psychological,
spiritual
in the sense of magical
the story of a little boy who has magical powers
Synonyms
supernatural,
magic,
mystical,
mystic,
occult,
other-worldly,
paranormal,
preternatural
Synonyms of 'psychic'
psychic
Explore 'psychic' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of mental
Definition
concerned with mental illness
mental health problems
Synonyms
psychiatric,
psychogenic
in the sense of occult
Definition
involving mystical or supernatural phenomena or powers
organizations which campaign against paganism and occult practices
Synonyms
supernatural,
dark,
magical,
mysterious,
psychic,
mystical,
mystic,
unearthly,
unnatural,
esoteric,
uncanny,
arcane,
paranormal,
abstruse,
recondite,
preternatural,
cabbalistic,
supranatural
in the sense of other-worldly
Definition
mystical or supernatural
stories which encourage an image of the region as an other-worldly sort of place
Synonyms
ethereal,
heavenly (informal),
spiritual,
unearthly,
sublime,
celestial,
unworldly,
airy-fairy,
empyreal
in the sense of preternatural
Definition
beyond what is natural
preternatural powers
Synonyms
supernatural,
odd,
strange,
unusual,
extraordinary,
mysterious,
marvellous,
peculiar,
abnormal,
irregular,
unearthly,
miraculous,
unnatural,
inexplicable,
unaccountable,
anomalous
in the sense of prophet
Definition
a person who predicts the future
Merlin, the legendary magician and prophet
Synonyms
soothsayer,
forecaster,
diviner,
oracle,
seer,
clairvoyant,
augur,
sibyl,
prognosticator,
prophesier
in the sense of seer
Definition
a person who can supposedly see into the future
the writings of the 16th century French seer, Nostradamus
Synonyms
prophet,
augur,
predictor,
soothsayer,
sibyl
in the sense of soothsayer
Definition
a person who makes predictions about the future
You don't have to be a soothsayer to predict his likely tactics.
Synonyms
prophet,
diviner,
oracle,
fortune-teller,
forecaster,
Cassandra,
seer,
clairvoyant,
augur,
sibyl,
prognosticator,
prophesier
in the sense of spiritual
Definition
relating to a person's beliefs as opposed to his or her physical or material needs