{
    "term": "psychological",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with a person’s mind and the way in which it works",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the psychological development of children"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Abuse can lead to both psychological and emotional problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her symptoms are more psychological than physical *(= imaginary rather than real)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Victory in the last game gave them **a psychological advantage** over their opponents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a psychological novel *(= one that examines the minds of the characters)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone has their own personal and psychological needs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her latest movie is a tense psychological drama."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["purely"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "connected with the study of psychology",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "psychological research"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A psychological study of refugee children came up with some worrying results."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the best time to do something in order for it to be successful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The trick is in finding the (right) psychological moment to ask him for more money."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/",
                "audio": "ps/psychological/psychological__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/",
                "audio": "ps/psychological/psychological__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}