psychological

adjective

Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

Of or pertaining to psychology.

Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.

Roots

psycheinpsych- · Greek · to breathe, blow logos-log · Greek · word, reason

Synonyms for psychological

psychicaladj mentaladj psychosocialadj psychosexualadj psychogenicadj psychobiologicaladj psychiatricadj psychosomaticadj psychophysiologicaladj cognitiveadj

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Where does psychological come from?

The word psychological breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: psych-, from Greek psychein (“to breathe, blow”); and -log, from Greek logos (“word, reason”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.