Psychokinesis
(noun)
- The supposed ability of the mind to move or manipulate objects without physical contact.
- The ability to affect the physical world with the power of the mind.
Origin:
The word psychokinesis is a combination of two greek words, "psyche" meaning mind or soul, and "kinesis" meaning movement or motion. together it refers to the ability of the mind to move or manipulate objects.
Examples:
- He claimed to have the ability of psychokinesis, but his demonstrations were debunked as tricks.
- The movie depicted a character with psychokinesis powers.
- Many people believe in psychokinesis as a real phenomenon.
- He was testing his psychokinesis ability by trying to move a pencil with his mind.
- The scientists were testing a psychic's claim of psychokinesis by using a random number generator.