psychokinetic
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- adjective
- /ˌsaɪkoʊkɪˈnɛtɪk/
- Nina's psychokinetic abilities were probably the most well-documented and they stood up to the strictest of scrutiny.
- psychokinetic ability
- psychokinetic energy
- psychokinetic power
Examples
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If conducted through an array of ionized crystals, it will generate a massive psychokinetic field the size of a city.
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Someone in this house is psychokinetic, like off the charts.
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I'm a potential deep well of psychokinetic energy and quite possibly possessed.
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Your psychokinetic ability is a projection of the suppressed guilt feelings you have.
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Nina demonstrated her psychokinetic abilities by moving the chair across the room without touching it.
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The film featured a psychokinetic character who could lift objects with her mind during intense emotional moments.
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In the story, a psychokinetic girl used her powers to protect her friends from danger.
Surface Forms
Morphology
psychokinetic = kinetic (semi-transparent) = psycho + kinet + ic
Adding psycho- to kinetic yields a specialized parapsychology term, so the structure is clear but the exact sense is not fully predictable.
Etymology
Psychokinetic comes from the Greek parts psycho- meaning 'mind' and -kinetic meaning 'movement', the same parts you see in psychology ('the study of the mind') and in kinetic ('about movement'). So psychokinetic means moving things by mental power, without physical contact.