Meaning & use
psychic
A person claimed to have powers of perception beyond the normal senses, such as reading minds or predicting the future.
See it in a sentence
The psychic told the nervous customer that good news was coming soon.
He had an oddly psychic sense of when his phone was about to ring.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, psychic can simply mean relating to the mind, separate from any claim of paranormal ability.
Words with a similar meaning
clairvoyant
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Relating to the mind or mental processes, without any implication of paranormal ability.
The stress of the exam took a real psychic toll on the students.
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