Definitions for psychologysaɪˈkɒl ə dʒi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
psy•chol•o•gysaɪˈkɒl ə dʒi(n.)(pl.)-gies.
the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
Category: Psychology
the science of human and animal behavior.
Category: Psychology
the sum of the mental states and processes characteristic of a person or class of persons.
Category: Psychology
mental ploys or strategy:
He used psychology to get a promotion.
Category: Psychology
Origin of psychology:
1675–85; < NL psȳchologia
Princeton's WordNet
psychology, psychological science(noun)
the science of mental life
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
psychology(noun)ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi
the science that studies the mind and behavior
a degree in psychology
psychologyɪˈkɒl ə dʒi
the way a particular person or group thinks, especially in a particular situation
the psychology of investing
Wiktionary
psychology(Noun)
The study of the human mind.
psychology(Noun)
The study of human behavior.
psychology(Noun)
The study of animal behavior.
psychology(Noun)
The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
Origin: From psychologie, from psychologia, from + -logia.
Webster Dictionary
Psychology(noun)
the science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are known by consciousness; a treatise on the human soul
The Roycroft Dictionary
psychology
The science of human minds and their relationship one to another.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Psychology
The science dealing with the study of mental processes and behavior in man and animals.
Translations for psychology
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
psychology(noun)
the study or science of the human mind.
- psigologieAfrikaans
- عِلْم النَّفْسArabic
- психологияBulgarian
- psicologiaPortuguese (BR)
- psychologieCzech
- die PsychologieGerman
- psykologiDanish
- ψυχολογίαGreek
- psicologíaSpanish
- psühholoogiaEstonian
- روانشناسیFarsi
- psykologiaFinnish
- psychologieFrench
- פְּסִיכוֹלוגיָהHebrew
- मनोविज्ञानHindi
- pszichológiaHungarian
- psikologiIndonesian
- sálfræðiIcelandic
- psicologiaItalian
- 心理学Japanese
- 심리학Korean
- psichologijaLithuanian
- psiholoģijaLatvian
- psikologiMalay
- psychologieDutch
- psykologiNorwegian
- psychologiaPolish
- روانشناسیPersian
- روان پوهنهPashto
- psicologiaPortuguese
- psihologieRomanian
- психологияRussian
- psychológiaSlovak
- psihologijaSlovenian
- psihologijaSerbian
- psykologiSwedish
- จิตวิทยาThai
- ruhbilimi, psikolojiTurkish
- 心理學Chinese (Trad.)
- психологіяUkrainian
- نفسياتUrdu
- tâm lý họcVietnamese
- 心理学Chinese (Simp.)
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