I. psy ‧ chic 1 /ˈsaɪkɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [no comparative]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: psychikos , from psyche ; ⇨ ↑ psyche ]
1 . ( also psy‧chi‧cal /ˈsaɪkɪk ə l/) relating to the power of the human mind to do strange or surprising things that cannot be explained by reason:
a spiritual healer with psychic powers
a documentary on psychic phenomena
2 . someone who is psychic has the ability to know what other people are thinking or what will happen in the future ⇨ clairvoyant :
You don’t have to be psychic to know what Maggie is thinking.
3 . ( also psychical ) affecting the mind rather than the body:
psychic disorders (=illnesses)
—psychically /-kli/ adverb
II. psychic 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
someone who has mysterious powers, especially the ability to receive messages from dead people or to know what will happen in the future