psychokinesis

psychokinesis
noun (U) the moving of solid objects using only the power of the mind, which some people believe is possible — psychokinetic, adjective — psychokinetically, adverb psychological, adjective
1 connected with the way that people's minds work and the way that this affects their behaviour
2 illness, fears etc that are psychological are in someone's mind and are not real: Max says he's got some sort of virus, but I'm sure it's psychological.
3 psychological warfare (U) behaviour intended to make your opponents less confident
4 the psychological moment informal the exact time in a situation when you have the best chance to achieve what you want
— psychologically /-kli/ adverb: psychologically disturbed | Psychologically (=from a psychological point of view) it's a good idea to praise a child for their effort.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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