Psychic

Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪkɪk/

Psychic (noun)

  1. A person who claims to have special mental abilities to see the future or read minds.

Examples

  • The psychic predicted the outcome of the event.
  • A psychic can sometimes sense things others cannot.

Common collocations: consult a psychic, visit a psychic, psychic powers, psychic energy, psychic health

Psychic (adjective)

  1. Connected to abilities of the mind that seem magical, like seeing the future.
  2. Relating to the mind or emotions, not physical.

Examples

  • She claimed to have psychic abilities.
  • Psychic phenomena are often debated.

Synonyms of Psychic

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Psychic

  • when contrasting mental with bodily aspects