Definition of psychic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

psychic

adjective

/ˈsaɪkɪk/

(also less frequent psychical

/ˈsaɪkɪkl/

/ˈsaɪkɪkl/
)
connected with strange powers of the mind and not able to be explained by natural laws synonym paranormal
- psychic energy/forces/phenomena/powers
- psychic healing
- psychical research (= research into strange powers and events)
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(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 to be able to contact the dead.
- How am I supposed to know—I'm not psychic!
(also less frequent psychical)
(formal) connected with the mind rather than the body
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek psukhikos, from psukhē ‘breath, life, soul’.

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