psychic
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈsaɪkɪk/
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vidente
- Many people seek guidance from a psychic to learn about their future.
There are no magic spells A psychic or a medium can cast.
- There are no magic spells A psychic or a medium can cast.
- Listen, I'm not a psychic, but I can tell you this.
- They don't see psychics to figure out if it's going to work out.
- I had a tarot reading with Sheila from Psychic Sisters and it was the best.
- Because, for example, you might be amused to know I have a psychic who was found by my wife.
- But I'm very interested in energy manifesting the law of attraction, psychics, mediums, watching content about that.
- However, I'm really into going to see psychics.
Examples
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A lot of people find talking to a psychic very therapeutic.
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I went to a psychic and said you got to heal me.
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We went and saw a psychic, dude.
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No but, I went to the psychic this weekend man.
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And then today I talked to the psychic with whom I usually keep in touch.
Blog text (34) -
"If you believe I'm a psychic, you know less about me than you think you do."
Fiction book (1991) -
Some people say I'm a psychic.
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My sister said there's this psychic going to be in town, would you like to go?
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"But you're a psychic; you must be able to see more details if you try."
Fiction book (1991) -
Everyone expects a psychic to know everything and I don't.
Synonyms
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8.9
A person who can read and send thoughts without speaking
16
6.3
A person who seems to know what other people are thinking, often using tricks or guessing
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9.5
A person who says they can see events before they happen
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8.2
A performer who seems to read people's thoughts using tricks
A person who says they can send and receive thoughts directly between minds without using the senses
A person who says they can share thoughts without using the senses
A person who claims to know what others are thinking
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.9
A very strong emotional hurt that stays for a long time after a frightening or sad event
Communication using claimed mind powers instead of normal sight or hearing
How Paranormal
Surface Forms
Morphology
psychic = psychic (transparent) = psych + ic
The noun is a straightforward substantivization of the adjective 'psychic'.
Etymology
Psychic as a person comes from the same Greek psyche 'mind' or 'soul'. A psychic is someone who says they use the inner mind to learn things beyond the normal senses, for example feeling another person's thoughts or seeing a future event.