Definition of "psychosexual" [psychosexual]

• Of or relating to the mental and emotional aspects of sexuality. (adjective)

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• "After all, the last time there was a trend like this — I’ll cite the surge in psychosexual killer-based horror that happened in the Eighties — the rest of “traditional” speculative fiction suffered mightily."
• "On the Freudian theme itself, several good finds have come from students 'attempts to explain the notion of psychosexual stages."
• "I greatly suspect that anyone who stoops to using the term "psychosexual" has nothing important to say, especially if he's talking about fairy tales."