It was very important psychologically for us to succeed.
...a psychologically disturbed person.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Psychological means relating to psychology.
...psychological testing.
More Synonyms of psychological
psychological in British English
(ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl)
adjective
1.
of or relating to psychology
2.
of or relating to the mind or mental activity
3.
having no real or objective basis; arising in the mind
his backaches are all psychological
4.
affecting the mind
Derived forms
psychologically (ˌpsychoˈlogically)
adverb
psychological in American English
(ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl)
adjective
1.
of psychology
2.
of the mind; mental
3.
affecting or intended to affect the mind
Also ˌpsychoˈlogic
Derived forms
psychologically (ˌpsychoˈlogically)
adverb
Examples of 'psychological' in a sentence
psychological
The psychological profiles they had studied, the charts they had projected, the whole scenario, all coming to fruition.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2002)
In this sense, he knew the wisdom of Benwa's theory - his psychological state was important for his physical health.
Lustbader, Eric FLOATING CITY (2002)
In other languages
psychological
British English: psychological /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ ADJECTIVE
Psychological means concerned with a person's mind and thoughts.
Her loss of memory is a psychological problem.
American English: psychological
Arabic: سَيْكُولُوجِي
Brazilian Portuguese: psicológico
Chinese: 心理上的
Croatian: psihološki
Czech: psychologický
Danish: psykologisk
Dutch: psychologisch
European Spanish: psicológico
Finnish: psykologinen
French: psychologique
German: psychologisch
Greek: ψυχολογικός
Italian: psicologico
Japanese: 心理的な
Korean: 심리학적인
Norwegian: psykologisk
Polish: psychologiczny
European Portuguese: psicológico
Romanian: psihologic
Russian: психологический
Latin American Spanish: psicológico
Swedish: psykologisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับจิต
Turkish: psikolojik
Ukrainian: психологічний
Vietnamese: thuộc về tâm lý
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psychological warfare
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psychological operations
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additive primary
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primary colour
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subtractive primary
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