psychically

Meanings

1. 1adverb

   In a way that relates to the mind or mental processes.

   Grammar: Used to describe how something happens or is done, often modifying a verb or adjective.

   She was psychically exhausted after months of stress.

   The trauma affected him psychically as well as physically.

   Meditation can be psychically beneficial.

2. 2adverb

   By means of claimed powers of the mind that go beyond the normal senses, such as telepathy.

   Grammar: Often used with verbs like 'communicate', 'sense', or 'receive' to describe paranormal abilities.

   Patterns

   • psychically communicate
   • psychically sense something
   • psychically receive something

   Some people believe they can communicate psychically with others.

   He claimed to have psychically sensed the accident before it happened.

   The medium said she could psychically locate missing objects.

Common combinations

psychically exhausting

Caring for a sick relative can be psychically exhausting.

psychically ill

He was psychically ill and needed professional help.

psychically gifted

She is psychically gifted, according to her followers.

psychically linked

The twins claimed to be psychically linked.

Synonyms and how they differ

mentally

Use 'mentally' for everyday mental processes; 'psychically' is more formal and often suggests the paranormal.

telepathically

This specifically means mind-to-mind communication, while 'psychically' is broader and can refer to any paranormal ability.

Opposites

Word family

psychic adjective

Relating to the mind or to paranormal abilities.

psychic noun

A person who claims to have paranormal abilities.

psychical adjective

A less common variant of 'psychic'.

Commonly confused: psychically or physically?

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