psychological

Universal Words adjective 1 [usuallybeforenoun] connected with a person's mind and the way in which it works: the psychological development of children * Abuse can lead to both psychological and emotional problems. * Her symptoms are more psychological than physical (= imaginary rather than real). * Victory in the last game gave them a psychological advantage over their opponents. * a psychological novel (= one that examines the minds of the characters) 2 [onlybeforenoun] connected with the study of PSYCHOLOGY: psychological research psychologically adverb: psychologically harmful * Psychologically, the defeat was devastating. IDIOMS the psychological moment the best time to do sth in order for it to be successful: The trick is in finding the (right) psychological moment to ask him for more money.