¹psychic

adjective psy·chic \ˈsī-kik\

—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

of a person : having strange and unnatural mental abilites : having psychic powers

: of or relating to the mind

Full Definition of PSYCHIC

: of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic

: lying outside the sphere of physical science or knowledge : immaterial, moral, or spiritual in origin or force

: sensitive to nonphysical or supernatural forces and influences : marked by extraordinary or mysterious sensitivity, perception, or understanding

— psy·chi·cal·ly \-ki-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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Variants of PSYCHIC

psy·chic also psy·chi·cal \-ki-kəl\

Origin of PSYCHIC

Greek psychikos of the soul, from psychē soul

First Known Use: 1642

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

²psychic

noun

: 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