psychology

/saɪˈkɑːlədʒi/

nounpsy · chol · o · gy

Think: “PSY” starts with a silent P—your mind is powerful even when the first letter is quiet: P + SY + CHO + LOGY.

Yes, it's psychology. The tricky part is the silent **p** in **ps** and the **ch** that sounds like **k**: **psy-** = /saɪ/ and **-ch-** = /k/.

Definitions

  1. nounthe scientific study of the mind, behavior, and mental processes
  2. nounthe mental and emotional characteristics of a person or group (e.g., consumer psychology)

Examples

  • “She decided to major in psychology to better understand how people learn.”
  • “The coach used psychology to motivate the team before the championship game.”
  • “Marketing teams often rely on psychology to predict what customers will choose.”

Synonyms

behavioral sciencemental sciencestudy of behaviorcognitive sciencemind science

Translations

ES psicologíaPT psicologiaFR psychologie

Common misspellings

sikologypsycologypsycholgypsichologypsychologyypyschologypsychologypsycholigy

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