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{
"term": "psychological",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "connected with a person’s mind and the way in which it works",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the psychological development of children"
},
{
"text": "Abuse can lead to both psychological and emotional problems."
},
{
"text": "Her symptoms are more psychological than physical *(= imaginary rather than real)*."
},
{
"text": "Victory in the last game gave them **a psychological advantage** over their opponents."
},
{
"text": "a psychological novel *(= one that examines the minds of the characters)*"
},
{
"text": "Everyone has their own personal and psychological needs."
},
{
"text": "Her latest movie is a tense psychological drama."
}
],
"topics": ["Scientific research"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["purely"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "connected with the study of psychology",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "psychological research"
},
{
"text": "A psychological study of refugee children came up with some worrying results."
}
],
"topics": ["Scientific research"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the best time to do something in order for it to be successful",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The trick is in finding the (right) psychological moment to ask him for more money."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/",
"audio": "ps/psychological/psychological__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/",
"audio": "ps/psychological/psychological__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}