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psy·cho·dra·ma noun 1 : an extemporized dramatization designed to afford catharsis for one or more of the participants from whose life the plot is taken

2 : a dramatic event or story with psychological overtones

psy·cho·gen·ic adjective : originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict

psy·cho·graph·ics noun singular or plural : market research or statistics classifying population groups according to psychological variables

psychol abbreviation psychologist; psychology

psy·cho·log·i·cal adjective 1 : of or relating to psychology

2 : of or relating to the mind

— psy·cho·log·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

cerebral, inner, intellectual, mental—more at MENTAL

psy·chol·o·gy noun, plural -gies 1 : the science of mind and behavior

2 : the mental and behavioral characteristics of an individual or group

— psy·chol·o·gist noun

psy·cho·path noun : a mentally ill or unstable person; especially : a person who engages in antisocial behavior and exhibits a pervasive disregard for the rights, feelings, and safety of others

— psy·cho·path·ic adjective

psy·cho·sex·u·al adjective 1 : of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development

2 : of or relating to the physiological psychology of sex

psy·cho·sis noun, plural -cho·ses : a serious mental illness (as schizophrenia) marked by loss of or greatly lessened ability to test whether what one is thinking and feeling about the real world is really true

psy·cho·so·cial adjective 1 : involving both psychological and social aspects

2 : relating social conditions to mental health

psy·cho·so·mat·ic adjective : of, relating to, involving, or concerned with bodily symptoms caused by mental or emotional disturbance

psy·cho·ther·a·py noun : treatment of mental or emotional disorder or of related bodily ills by psychological means

— psy·cho·ther·a·pist noun

1psychotic adjective : of, relating to, marked by, or affected with psychosis <~ behavior>

2psychotic noun : an individual who is psychotic

Synonyms

lunatic, maniac, nut—more at LUNATIC

psy·cho·tro·pic adjective : acting on the mind <~ drugs>

pt abbreviation 1 part

2 payment

3 pint

4 point

5 port

Pt symbol platinum

PT abbreviation 1 Pacific time

2 part-time

3 physical therapy

4 physical training

PTA abbreviation Parent-Teacher Association

ptar·mi·gan noun, plural -gan or -gans : any of various grouses of northern regions with completely feathered feet

PT boat noun [ORIGIN: patrol torpedo]

: a small fast patrol craft usu. armed with torpedos

pte abbreviation, British

private

ptg abbreviation printing

PTO abbreviation 1 Parent-Teacher Organization

2 please turn over

pto·maine noun : any of various chemical substances formed by bacteria in decaying matter (as meat) and including a few poisonous ones

PTV abbreviation public television

Pu symbol plutonium

1pub noun : an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed : TAVERN

Synonyms

bar, barroom, café, saloon, tavern—more at BARROOM

2pub abbreviation 1 public

2 publication

3 published; publisher; publishing

pu·ber·ty noun : the condition of being or period of becoming first capable of reproducing sexually

— pu·ber·tal adjective

pu·bes noun, plural pubes [ORIGIN: NL, fr. L, manhood, body hair, pubic region]

1 : the hair that appears upon the lower middle region of the abdomen at puberty

2 : the pubic region

pu·bes·cence noun 1 : the quality or state of being pubescent

2 : a pubescent covering or surface

pu·bes·cent adjective 1 : arriving at or having reached puberty

2 : covered with fine soft short hairs

pu·bic adjective : of, relating to, or situated near the pubes or the pubis

pu·bis noun, plural pu·bes : the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis

publ abbreviation 1 publication

2 published; publisher

1public adjective 1 : exposed