PSYCHIC | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Psychic

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

mid 19th century: from Latin psychicus ‘relating to the soul’, from Greek psukhikos (see psyche)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈsʌɪkɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

relating to or denoting faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially involving telepathy or clairvoyance

Short Definition:

denoting faculties or phenomena apparently inexplicable by natural laws

Examples:
  • psychic powers
Definition:

relating to the soul or mind

Short Definition:

relating to soul or mind

Examples:
  • he dulled his psychic pain with gin
Definition:

denoting a bid that deliberately misrepresents the bidder's hand, in order to mislead the opponents.

Short Definition:

denoting bid intended to mislead opponents

Word: Psychic

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈsʌɪkɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a person considered or claiming to have psychic powers; a medium

Short Definition:

person with psychic powers

Examples:
  • pier-end palmists and fake psychics

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