psychology
/saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
noun
The study of the human mind.
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Noun 3 meanings
The study of the human mind.
The study of human or animal behavior.
The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From French psychologie, from Renaissance Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”), equivalent to psycho- + -logy.
PSYCHOLOGY at a glance
PSYCHOLOGY has 10 letters and scores 24 points in Scrabble (P 3 + S 1 + Y 4 + C 3 + H 4 + O 1 + L 1 + O 1 + G 2 + Y 4) and 25 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,180 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with psychology
All rhymes- TECHNOLOGY19
- BIOLOGY13
- APOLOGY13
- IDEOLOGY13
- THEOLOGY15
- TRILOGY11
- METHODOLOGY21
- SOCIOLOGY15
- GEOLOGY12
- ECOLOGY13
- ANALOGY11
- TERMINOLOGY17
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