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psicológico

psychological

adjective psee-koh-LOH-hee-koh Less Common

Usage Note

Psicológico retains the written ps- cluster (from Greek psyche) though the p is typically silent in speech, giving the pronunciation sicológico in most of Latin America. Both spellings (psicológico and sicológico) are accepted by the RAE, with the ps- form being standard in print.

Examples

"El impacto psicológico fue enorme."

Natural Translation

The psychological impact was enormous.

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