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psychogenic

psy·cho·gen·ic
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sahy-kuh-jen-ik]
    • /ˌsaɪ kəˈdʒɛn ɪk/
    • /ˌsaɪko.ˈdʒe.nɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kuh-jen-ik]
    • /ˌsaɪ kəˈdʒɛn ɪk/

Definitions of psychogenic word

  • adjective psychogenic having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder. 1
  • adjective psychogenic (esp of disorders or symptoms) of mental, rather than organic, origin 0
  • adjective psychogenic of psychic origin; caused by mental conflicts 0

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Origin of psychogenic

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; psycho- + -genic

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Psychogenic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

psychogenic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

psychogenic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for psychogenic

adj psychogenic

  • intellective — having power to understand; intelligent; cognitive.

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