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psychological moment

psychological moment noun: the best time to do something, when those involved are in the most workable state of mind.

Noun

psychological moment (plural psychological moments)

  1. The best time to do something, when those involved are in the most workable state of mind.
    • At length the psychological moment arrived, and the sorcerer called upon her to deliver the child[.]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 41

psychological moment meaning in Tamil

psychological moment in Tamil

உற்றவேளை

Forms of psychological moment

pluralpsychological moments

Origin of psychological moment

Derived from a misunderstanding of German psychologische Moment, where Moment actually means momentum.

Questions about psychological moment

What does psychological moment mean?
Psychological moment means the best time to do something, when those involved are in the most workable state of mind.
What is psychological moment in Tamil?
Psychological moment in Tamil is உற்றவேளை. See Psychological moment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is psychological moment?
Psychological moment is a noun.
What is the plural of psychological moment?
The plural of psychological moment is psychological moments.

Words near psychological moment in the dictionary

  1. psychological crises
  2. psychological crisis
  3. psychological hedonism
  4. psychological injuries
  5. psychological injury
  6. psychological moment
  7. psychological moments
  8. psychological pricing
  9. psychological refractory period
  10. psychological refractory periods
  11. psychological slip

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