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The Britannica Dictionary psychic 2 ENTRIES FOUND:

• psychic (adjective)
• psychic (noun)

1 psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/ adjective 1 psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of PSYCHIC 1 a also psychical /ˈsaɪkɪkəl/ — used to describe strange mental powers and abilities (such as the ability to predict the future, to know what other people are thinking, or to receive messages from dead people) that cannot be explained by natural laws

• people with psychic abilities/powers
• reports of psychic phenomena

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples b of a person : having strange and unnatural mental abilities : having psychic powers

• She claims to be psychic.
• (humorous) “How did you know that would happen?” “I'm psychic.”

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• suffered psychic disturbances
• psychic disorders

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/ˈsaɪkɪkli/ adverb 2 psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/ noun plural psychics 2 psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/ noun plural psychics Britannica Dictionary definition of PSYCHIC [count] : a person who has strange mental powers and abilities (such as the ability to predict the future, to know what other people are thinking, or to receive messages from dead people) : a person who has psychic powers

• She claims to be a psychic.

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