psychogenic

adjective

psy·​cho·​gen·​ic ˌsī-kō-ˈje-nik 

: originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict

psychogenically

ˌsī-kō-ˈje-ni-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of psychogenic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The illness, which was described by Mexican public-health authorities as a mass psychogenic disorder, was believed to have been an unconscious protest against conditions at the school. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025

And the protagonist in Lost Highway is experiencing a psychogenic fugue? —David Marchese, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025

His diagnosis: psychogenic seizure, also known as an emotional seizure. —Elizabeth Bobrick, New York Times, 4 May 2024

There are several types of voice disorders classified as organic, which include structural and neurological (caused by a neurological disorder like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's), functional (muscle dysfunction), and psychogenic disorders. —Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for psychogenic

• allergenic
• androgenic
• antigenic
• authigenic
• autogenic
• biogenic
• bronchogenic
• chromogenic
• cryogenic
• echogenic
• estrogenic
• isogenic

Medical Definition

psychogenic

adjective

psy·​cho·​gen·​ic -ˈjen-ik 

: originating in the mind : attributable to psychological or emotional factors

a psychogenic movement disorder

psychogenic impotence

compare somatogenic

psychogenically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb