Meaning

4 senses

  1. (uncountable)The study of the human mind.

    Psychologie, Seelenkunde

    психоло́гияpsixológija, пси́хикаpsíxika

    психоло́гіяpsyxolóhija, пси́хікаpsýxika

  2. (uncountable)The study of human or animal behavior.

    Psychologie

    психоло́гияpsixológija

  3. (historical, uncountable)The study of the soul.

  4. (countable)The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

    Psychologie

    психоло́гияpsixológija

More definitions
  • the science of mental life

Examples

109 sentences

  1. Tom used reverse psychology on Mary.

    Том скористався прийомами реверсивної психології, спілкуючись з Мері. — deniko

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  2. I study psychology.

    Я вивчаю психологію. — deniko

    ruЯ изучаю психологию. — odexed

    deIch studiere Psychologie. — Tamy

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  3. Tom majored in psychology.

    Спеціальністю Тома була психологія. — deniko

    deTom hat einen Abschluss in Psychologie gemacht. — Tamy

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  4. My mother is a psychology teacher.

    ruМоя мать — преподаватель психологии. — odexed

    deMeine Mutter unterrichtet Psychologie. — Tamy

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  5. Tom had a degree in psychology.

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Translations

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study of the human mind:
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study of the human mind:
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study of the human mind:

Origin

From French psychologie, from Renaissance Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psuk

From French psychologie, from Renaissance Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”), equivalent to psycho- + -logy. The Latin term is believed by some to have been coined in a lost treatise by Croatian humanist Marko Marulić (1450–1524), but this is disputed by other scholars. It is first attested in the 1570s, at which time it was apparently already current, and may be a Hellenization of the established expression dē animā (“on the soul”) in titles.

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Forms

plural: psychologies
Singularpsychology
Pluralpsychologies

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the science of mental life:psychological science

Word family

69 related words
RelatedpsycheC1psychiatristC1mindA1behaviorA2emotionB1perceptionB2sensationB1memoryA1driveA1instinctB2motivationB1psyched uppsychiatrypsychotherapycognitionvolitioninsanitypsychologicalpsychologist
Derivedabnormal psychologyact psychologyanalytical psychologyantipsychologyarmchair psychologybehavioral psychologybehavioural psychologybiological psychologybiopsychologychronopsychologyclinical psychologycod psychologycognitive psychologycontent psychologycriminal psychologycrowd psychologycyberpsychologydepth psychologydevelopmental psychologydifferential psychologyecopsychologyeducational psychologyethnopsychologyevolutionary psychology

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
psychoanalystpsychologicalB1psychologicallyB2psychologistA2psychopathpsychopathicpsychosis

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