be psychological
Frequency: 6.59.8 per million words
to relate to the mind or mental processes
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Examples (10)
- The doctor suspected that the patient's physical pain might be psychological.
- Many of the problems we face in high-level competition are psychological.
- Experts agree that the impact of the disaster is largely psychological.
- Sometimes the biggest barriers to success are entirely psychological.
- The fear he felt was psychological, a mere trick of his mind.
- The symptoms were psychological, caused by extreme stress at work.
- Her reasons for leaving the high-paying job were purely psychological.
- The advantage gained by the home team is often psychological.
- Scientists are studying whether the long-term effects of the drug are psychological.
- The stress of the exam was psychological but it manifested as a physical headache.