Meanings
adjectivepsychogenic (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesOriginating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder
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adjectivemental or emotional rather than physiological in origin
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Origin
Translations
Catalan psicogen
- psicogenoriginating from or caused by state of mind
Chinese Mandarin 心因性的
- 心因性的 (xīnyīnxìng de)originating from or caused by state of mind
Czech psychogenní
- psychogenníoriginating from or caused by state of mind
Finnish psykogeeninen
- psykogeeninenoriginating from or caused by state of mind
French psychogène
- psychogèneoriginating from or caused by state of mind
German psychogen
- psychogenoriginating from or caused by state of mind
Hungarian pszichogén
- pszichogénoriginating from or caused by state of mind
Irish sícigineach
- sícigineachoriginating from or caused by state of mind
Italian psicogeno
- psicogenooriginating from or caused by state of mind
Japanese 心因性の
- 心因性の (shin'insei no)originating from or caused by state of mind
Korean 심인성(心因性)의
- 심인성(心因性)의 (siminseong-ui)originating from or caused by state of mind
Russian психоге́нный
- психоге́нный (psixogénnyj)originating from or caused by state of mind
Spanish psicogénico, sicogénico
- psicogénicooriginating from or caused by state of mind
- sicogénicooriginating from or caused by state of mind
Swedish psykogen
- psykogenoriginating from or caused by state of mind
Cite this entry
APA
psychogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychogenic
MLA
“psychogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychogenic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychogenic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychogenic.
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