PSYCHIC


Meaning of PSYCHIC in English

/ ˈsaɪkɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun

■ adjective

1.

(also less frequent psych·ical / ˈsaɪkɪkl; NAmE /) connected with strange powers of the mind and not able to be explained by natural laws

SYN paranormal :

psychic energy / forces / phenomena / powers

psychic healing

2.

( of a person ) seeming to have strange mental powers and to be able to do things that are not possible according to natural laws :

She claims to be psychic and helps people to contact the dead.

How am I supposed to know—I'm not psychic!

3.

(also less frequent psych·ical ) ( formal ) connected with the mind rather than the body

►  psych·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb

■ noun

a person who claims to have strange mental powers so that they can do things that are not possible according to natural laws, such as predicting the future and speaking to dead people

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from Greek psukhikos , from psukhē breath, life, soul.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.