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Definition of psychic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

psychic adjective  /ˈsaɪkɪk/  /ˈsaɪkɪk/ jump to other results

1. (also less frequent psychical  /ˈsaɪkɪkl/  /ˈsaɪkɪkl/) connected with strange powers of the mind and not able to be explained by natural laws synonym paranormal
   • psychic energy/forces/phenomena/powers
   • psychic healing
   • psychical research (= research into strange powers and events)

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2. (of a person) seeming to have strange mental powers and to be able to do things that are not possible according to natural laws
   • She claims to be psychic and to be able to contact the dead.
   • How am I supposed to know—I'm not psychic!
3. (also less frequent psychical) (formal) connected with the mind rather than the bodyMore Like This Silent lettersSilent letters
   • gnarled
   • gnash
   • gnat
   • gnaw
   • gnome
   • haute cuisine
   • heir
   • herb
   • honour
   • hors d’oeuvre
   • hour
   • knack
   • knee
   • kneel
   • knife
   • knight
   • knit
   • knob
   • knock
   • knot
   • know
   • knuckle
   • psalm
   • psephology
   • psychic
   • ptarmigan
   • pterodactyl
   • psychology
   • wrangle
   • wrap
   • wreath
   • wreck
   • wrench
   • wrestle
   • wriggle
   • wring
   • write
   • wrong
   • bomb
   • climb
   • crumb
   • doubt
   • lamb
   • limb
   • ascent
   • fascinate
   • muscle
   • scene
   • scissors
   • height
   • right
   • sleigh
   • weight
   • align
   • campaign
   • design
   • foreign
   • malign
   • reign
   • unfeigned
   • balmy
   • calm
   • calf
   • half
   • yolk
   • autumn
   • column
   • condemn
   • damn
   • hymn
   • solemn
   • bristle
   • fasten
   • listen
   • mortgage
   • soften
   • thistle
   • wrestle
   • biscuit
   • build
   • circuit
   • disguise
   • guilty
   • league
   • rogue
   • vague
   • yacht
   • answer
   • sword
   • two
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek psukhikos, from psukhē ‘breath, life, soul’.

See psychic in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee psychic in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: psychic

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• psychiatrist noun
• psychiatry noun
• psychic adjective
• psychic noun
• psychically adverb

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