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psicologia

psychology

noun psee-koh-loh-JEE-ah Less Common

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

Usage Note

Psicologia refers both to the academic discipline and to a person's psychological make-up: avere una buona psicologia ('to have good psychological insight'). The 'ps-' cluster is pronounced fully in Italian (psee-), unlike English where the 'p' is silent — a common mispronunciation trap. The adjective is psicologico and the practitioner psicologo (m) / psicologa (f).

Examples

"Studia psicologia per capire il comportamento umano."

Natural Translation

She studies psychology to understand human behaviour.

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