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psychic [ˈsaɪkɪk] adj 1. (Psychology) (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) a. outside the possibilities defined by natural laws, as mental telepathy b. (of a person) sensitive to forces not recognized by natural laws 2. (Psychology) mental as opposed to physical; psychogenic 3. (Group Games / Bridge) Bridge (of a bid) based on less strength than would normally be required to make the bid n
(Psychology) (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) a person who is sensitive to parapsychological forces or influences [from Greek psukhikos of the soul or life] psychical adj psychically adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
psychic adjective 1. supernatural, mystic, occult, clairvoyant, telepathic, extrasensory, preternatural, telekinetic Trevor helped police by using his psychic powers. 2. mystical, spiritual, magical, other-worldly, paranormal, preternatural He declared his total disbelief in psychic phenomena. 3. psychological, emotional, mental, spiritual, inner, psychiatric, cognitive, psychogenic Childhood mistreatment is the primary cause of every kind of psychic disorder. noun clairvoyant, prophet, seer, fortune teller, spiritualist, soothsayer a natural psychic who used Tarot as a focus for his intuition Translations psychic [ˈsaɪkɪk] A. ADJ (also psychical) 1. (= supernatural) → psíquico 2. (= telepathic) → telepático you must be psychic! → ¿cómo lo adivinaste? I'm not psychic! → ¡no soy adivino! 3. (Psych) → psíquico B. N (= person) → vidente mf psychic adj → übersinnlich; powers → übernatürlich; psychic research → Parapsychologie f; she is psychic → sie besitzt übernatürliche Kräfte or übersinnliche Wahrnehmung; you must be psychic! → Sie müssen hellsehen können! n → Mensch m → mit übernatürlichen Kräften or übersinnlicher Wahrnehmung psychic [ˈsaɪkɪk] adj a. (supernatural) → metapsichico/a, paranormale; (telepathic) → che ha dei poteri telepatici you must be psychic! (fam) → devi essere un indovino! b. (Psych) → psichico/a, della psiche psychic [ˈsaɪkɪk] adj a. (supernatural) → metapsichico/a, paranormale; (telepathic) → che ha dei poteri telepatici you must be psychic! (fam) → devi essere un indovino! b. (Psych) → psichico/a, della psiche How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bog-lights, vapours of mysticism, psychic overtones, soul orgies, wailings among the shadows, weird gnosticisms, veils and tissues of words, gibbering subjectivisms, gropings and maunderings, ontological fantasies, pan-psychic hallucinations--this is the stuff, the phantasms of hope, that fills your bookshelves. Without warning, the psychic battle between the two individualities began afresh. Similarly those abnormal psychic states which are not inborn, but arise from the concomitance of certain other elements, and are difficult to remove, or altogether permanent, are called qualities, for in virtue of them men are said to be such and such. |
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