Etymology

psychological moment

Today it means: The best time to do something, when those involved are in the most workable state of mind. Full definition →

German psychologische Moment
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  1. German · derived frompsychologische Moment
  2. English todaypsychological moment

Derived from a misunderstanding of German psychologische Moment, where Moment actually means momentum.

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