| / English Dictionary |
PSYCHOGENIC
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin
Example:
a psychogenic disorder
Classified under:
Similar:
mental (involving the mind or an intellectual process)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder
Synonyms:
psychogenetic; psychogenic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
psychogenesis (the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
