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a
also psychical
—used to describe strange mental powers and abilities (such as the ability to predict the future, to know what other people are thinking, or to receive messages from dead people) that cannot be explained by natural laws
people with psychic abilities/powers
reports of psychic phenomena
b
of a person
: having strange and unnatural mental abilities : having psychic powers
She claims to be psychic.
(humorous) "How did you know that would happen?" "I'm psychic."
2
also psychical
: of or relating to the mind
suffered psychic disturbances
psychic disorders
plural psychics
: a person who has strange mental powers and abilities (such as the ability to predict the future, to know what other people are thinking, or to receive messages from dead people) : a person who has psychic powers
She claims to be a psychic.
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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/psychic. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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