psychosexual

adjective

psy·​cho·​sex·​u·​al ˌsī-kō-ˈsek-shə-wəl 

-shwəl,

-shəl

1

: of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development

2

: of or relating to mental or emotional attitudes concerning sexual activity

3

: of or relating to the physiological psychology of sex

psychosexually adverb

Examples of psychosexual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What follows unspools like a low-key thriller, something just psychosexual enough for Patricia Highsmith to have written, as Anne quickly becomes the lead suspect in whatever may have happened to her husband. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025

Colbert trying to do anything handy while wearing a tailored suit was already gold, but the psychosexual implications of marinating prime rib really sent this clip over the edge. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025

In turn, The Comfort of Strangers is a defiantly odd film, one that presents a respectable veneer only to shed it in favor of psychosexual gamesmanship. —Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025

The novel is a gothic, psychosexual thriller in the vein of Rebecca and Gone Girl. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for psychosexual

• intertextual
• accrual
• nonfuel
• refuel
• renewal
• biofuel
• contextual
• nonrenewal
• nonsexual
• unusual
• cruel
• dual

Medical Definition

psychosexual

adjective

psy·​cho·​sex·​u·​al ˌsī-kō-ˈseksh-(ə-)wəl, -ˈsek-shəl 

1

: of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development

2

: of or relating to mental or emotional attitudes concerning sexual activity

3

: of or relating to the psychophysiology of sex

psychosexually

-ē 

adverb