psychosexual
adjective
psy·cho·sex·u·al
ˌsī-kō-ˈsek-shə-wəl 
-shwəl,
-shəl
1
: of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development
2
: of or relating to mental or emotional attitudes concerning sexual activity
3
: of or relating to the physiological psychology of sex
psychosexually
adverb
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This unapologetically fleshy, carnal, feminine update on David Cronenberg's 1988 psychosexual classic sees Rachel Weisz brilliantly pulling double-duty as identical twin gynecologists Beverly and Elliot Mantle.
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
In a nine-way TV bidding war, Amazon MGM Studios has acquired Sam Lansky’s psychosexual short story Good Bones for Jennifer Salke to executive produce through her Sullivan Street Productions under the company’s first-look deal at Amazon.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
As the Guardian notes, Stone isn’t interested in returning for more psychosexual brinksmanship.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
But like much else in The Saviors, that almost psychosexual component is an intriguing idea that, once presented, just sits there.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
In a nine-way TV bidding war, Amazon MGM Studios has acquired Sam Lansky’s psychosexual short story Good Bones for Jennifer Salke to executive produce through her Sullivan Street Productions under the company’s first-look deal at Amazon.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
As the Guardian notes, Stone isn’t interested in returning for more psychosexual brinksmanship.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
But like much else in The Saviors, that almost psychosexual component is an intriguing idea that, once presented, just sits there.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Psychosexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychosexual. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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psychosexual
adjective
psy·cho·sex·u·al
ˌsī-kō-ˈseksh-(ə-)wəl, -ˈsek-shəl
1
: of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development
2
: of or relating to mental or emotional attitudes concerning sexual activity
3
: of or relating to the psychophysiology of sex
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