psychogenic

adjective

psy·​cho·​gen·​ic ˌsī-kō-ˈje-nik 

: originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict

psychogenically

ˌsī-kō-ˈje-ni-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of psychogenic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Experts believe that the girls suffered what is known as a mass psychogenic illness, a psychological condition that results in physical symptoms and spreads socially – much like a virus. —Shaon Lahiri, The Conversation, 7 July 2025

Matt Damon originated the role of the spy who suffers from psychogenic amnesia and is forced to unlock his connection to the CIA. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025

The illness, which was described by Mexican public-health authorities as a mass psychogenic disorder, was believed to have been an unconscious protest against conditions at the school. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025

And the protagonist in Lost Highway is experiencing a psychogenic fugue? —David Marchese, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for psychogenic

• allergenic
• androgenic
• antigenic
• authigenic
• autogenic
• biogenic
• bronchogenic
• chromogenic
• cryogenic
• echogenic
• estrogenic
• isogenic

Medical Definition

psychogenic

adjective

psy·​cho·​gen·​ic -ˈjen-ik 

: originating in the mind : attributable to psychological or emotional factors

a psychogenic movement disorder

psychogenic impotence

compare somatogenic

psychogenically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb