psychic
pronunciation
How to pronounce psychic in British English:
UK [ˈsaɪkɪk]
How to pronounce psychic in American English:
US [ˈsaɪkɪk]
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- Noun:
- a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception
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- Adjective:
- pertaining to forces or mental processes outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws
- affecting or influenced by the human mind
- outside the sphere of physical science
Word Origin
- psychic (adj.)
- 1872, "of or pertaining to the human soul" (earlier psychical, 1640s), from Greek psykhikos "of the soul, spirit, or mind" (opposed to somatikos), also (New Testament) "concerned with the life only, animal, natural," from psykhe "soul, mind, life" (see psyche). Meaning "characterized by psychic gifts" first recorded 1871.
- psychic (n.)
- "a medium;" 1870; see psychic (adj.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Procrastinators can change their behavior - but doing so consumes a lot of psychic energy .
- 2. This raft of psychic servants is helping us through what used to be called regular problems .
- 3. During a bumpy time in our nation 's history , he filled a psychic need for order amid chaos .
- 4. How can a psychic 's intuition help me ?
- 5. What 's more , she claimed to have psychic abilities and swore that she had foreseen her husband 's election .