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psychologie

psychology

noun psee-koh-loh-ZHEE Rare

Origin: Greek psyche (soul) + logos (study)

Usage Note

Psychologie is both the academic discipline and a more everyday word for understanding people's motivations — avoir de la psychologie means to have good people skills. The adjective psychologique and practitioner psychologue are frequently encountered. Note the initial ps- is fully pronounced in French.

Examples

"Elle étudie la psychologie à l'université."

Natural Translation

She studies psychology at university.

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