amorfo

it-noun

amorfo m (plural amorfi, feminine amorfa)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos). By surface analysis, a- + -morfo.


persona

From Latin persōna (“person”), of Etruscan origin.


agire

it-verb

agìre (first-person singular present agìsco, first-person singular past historic agìi, past participle agìto, auxiliary avére)

agìre [auxiliary avere] (canonical)
agìsco (first-person present singular)
agìi (first-person historic past singular)
agìto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
agìre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
agèndo (gerund)
agènte (participle present)
agìto (participle past)
agìsco (first-person indicative present singular)
agìsci (indicative present second-person singular)
agìsce (indicative present singular third-person)
agiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
agìte (indicative plural present second-person)
agìscono (indicative plural present third-person)
agìvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
agìvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
agìva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
agivàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
agivàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
agìvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
agìi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
agìsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
agì (historic indicative past singular third-person)
agìmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
agìste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
agìrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
agirò (first-person future indicative singular)
agirài (future indicative second-person singular)
agirà (future indicative singular third-person)
agirémo (first-person future indicative plural)
agiréte (future indicative plural second-person)
agirànno (future indicative plural third-person)
agirèi (conditional first-person singular)
agirésti (conditional second-person singular)
agirèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
agirébbe (conditional singular third-person)
agirémmo (conditional first-person plural)
agiréste (conditional plural second-person)
agirèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
agirébbero (conditional plural third-person)
agìsca (first-person present singular subjunctive)
agìsca (present second-person singular subjunctive)
agìsca (present singular subjunctive third-person)
agiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
agiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
agìscano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
agìssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
agìssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
agìsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
agìssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
agìste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
agìssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
agìsci (imperative second-person singular)
agìsca (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
agiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
agìte (imperative plural second-person)
agìscano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
agìre (imperative negative second-person singular)
agìsca (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
agiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
agìte (imperative negative plural second-person)
agìscano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Borrowed from French agir, itself borrowed from Latin agere.


paranoia

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”).


imago

Borrowed from Latin imāgō. Doublet of immagine.

(psychology) imago (idealised/idealized concept of a loved one)


orgone

Blend of orgasmo + ormone, modeled on English orgone.


abulia

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).


sublimare

it-verb

sublimàre (first-person singular present sublìmo, first-person singular past historic sublimài, past participle sublimàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

sublimàre (canonical)
sublìmo (first-person present singular)
sublimài (first-person historic past singular)
sublimàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary transitive)
èssere (auxiliary intransitive)
sublimàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary transitive)
èssere (auxiliary intransitive)
sublimàndo (gerund)
sublimànte (participle present)
sublimàto (participle past)
sublìmo (first-person indicative present singular)
sublìmi (indicative present second-person singular)
sublìma (indicative present singular third-person)
sublimiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sublimàte (indicative plural present second-person)
sublìmano (indicative plural present third-person)
sublimàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sublimàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sublimàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sublimavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sublimavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sublimàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sublimài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sublimàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sublimò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sublimàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sublimàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sublimàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sublimerò (first-person future indicative singular)
sublimerài (future indicative second-person singular)
sublimerà (future indicative singular third-person)
sublimerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
sublimeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
sublimerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
sublimerèi (conditional first-person singular)
sublimerésti (conditional second-person singular)
sublimerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
sublimerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
sublimerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
sublimeréste (conditional plural second-person)
sublimerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
sublimerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
sublìmi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sublìmi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sublìmi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sublimiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sublimiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sublìmino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sublimàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sublimàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sublimàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sublimàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sublimàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sublimàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sublìma (imperative second-person singular)
sublìmi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sublimiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
sublimàte (imperative plural second-person)
sublìmino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sublimàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
sublìmi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sublimiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
sublimàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
sublìmino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, psychoanalysis) to sublimate


personalità

Borrowed from Late Latin persōnālitātem, from Latin persōna (“mask; character”), from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face; mask”).
Cognate with Piedmontese përsonalità.


terapia

→ Maltese: terapija

Borrowed from New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”).

(psychology) short for psicoterapia (“psychotherapy”)


psiche

From Latin psychē, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, breath”).


razionalizzare

it-verb

razionalizzàre (first-person singular present razionalìzzo, first-person singular past historic razionalizzài, past participle razionalizzàto, auxiliary avére)

razionalizzàre (canonical)
razionalìzzo (first-person present singular)
razionalizzài (first-person historic past singular)
razionalizzàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
razionalizzàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
razionalizzàndo (gerund)
razionalizzànte (participle present)
razionalizzàto (participle past)
razionalìzzo (first-person indicative present singular)
razionalìzzi (indicative present second-person singular)
razionalìzza (indicative present singular third-person)
razionalizziàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
razionalizzàte (indicative plural present second-person)
razionalìzzano (indicative plural present third-person)
razionalizzàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
razionalizzàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
razionalizzàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
razionalizzavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
razionalizzavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
razionalizzàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
razionalizzài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
razionalizzàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
razionalizzò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
razionalizzàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
razionalizzàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
razionalizzàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
razionalizzerò (first-person future indicative singular)
razionalizzerài (future indicative second-person singular)
razionalizzerà (future indicative singular third-person)
razionalizzerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
razionalizzeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
razionalizzerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
razionalizzerèi (conditional first-person singular)
razionalizzerésti (conditional second-person singular)
razionalizzerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
razionalizzerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
razionalizzerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
razionalizzeréste (conditional plural second-person)
razionalizzerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
razionalizzerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
razionalìzzi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
razionalìzzi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
razionalìzzi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
razionalizziàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
razionalizziàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
razionalìzzino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
razionalizzàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
razionalizzàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
razionalizzàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
razionalizzàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
razionalizzàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
razionalizzàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
razionalìzza (imperative second-person singular)
razionalìzzi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
razionalizziàmo (first-person imperative plural)
razionalizzàte (imperative plural second-person)
razionalìzzino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
razionalizzàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
razionalìzzi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
razionalizziàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
razionalizzàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
razionalìzzino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, also mathematics, psychology) to rationalize


associazionismo

it-noun

associazionismo m (plural associazionismi)


comportamentismo

comportamentismo m (plural comportamentismi)


desensibilizzazione

desensibilizzazione f (plural desensibilizzazioni)


metapsicologia

metapsicologia f (plural metapsicologie)


misandria

From Ancient Greek μισανδρία (misandría), by analogy with misoginia (“misogyny”).


neuropsicologia

neuropsicologia f (plural neuropsicologie)


psicopatologia

psicopatologia f (plural psicopatologie)


psicopedagogia

psicopedagogia f (plural psicopedagogie)


psicosomatico

it-adj

psicosomatico (feminine psicosomatica, masculine plural psicosomatici, feminine plural psicosomatiche)

psicosomatica (feminine)
psicosomatici (masculine plural)
psicosomatiche (feminine plural)


bovarismo

(psychology) bovarysm, bovarism (anxiety to escape from an unsatisfactory condition)


compulsivo

compulsivo (feminine compulsiva, masculine plural compulsivi, feminine plural compulsive)

compulsiva (feminine)
compulsivi (masculine plural)
compulsive (feminine plural)


psicogeno

psicogeno (feminine psicogena, masculine plural psicogeni, feminine plural psicogene)

psicogena (feminine)
psicogeni (masculine plural)
psicogene (feminine plural)


regredire

it-verb

regredìre (first-person singular present regredìsco, first-person singular past historic regredìi, past participle regredìto, auxiliary èssere)

regredìre (canonical)
regredìsco (first-person present singular)
regredìi (first-person historic past singular)
regredìto (participle past)
èssere (auxiliary)
regredìre (infinitive)
èssere (auxiliary)
regredèndo (gerund)
regrediènte (participle present)
regredìto (participle past)
regredìsco (first-person indicative present singular)
regredìsci (indicative present second-person singular)
regredìsce (indicative present singular third-person)
regrediàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
regredìte (indicative plural present second-person)
regredìscono (indicative plural present third-person)
regredìvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
regredìvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
regredìva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
regredivàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
regredivàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
regredìvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
regredìi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
regredìsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
regredì (historic indicative past singular third-person)
regredìmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
regredìste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
regredìrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
regredirò (first-person future indicative singular)
regredirài (future indicative second-person singular)
regredirà (future indicative singular third-person)
regredirémo (first-person future indicative plural)
regrediréte (future indicative plural second-person)
regredirànno (future indicative plural third-person)
regredirèi (conditional first-person singular)
regredirésti (conditional second-person singular)
regredirèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
regredirébbe (conditional singular third-person)
regredirémmo (conditional first-person plural)
regrediréste (conditional plural second-person)
regredirèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
regredirébbero (conditional plural third-person)
regredìsca (first-person present singular subjunctive)
regredìsca (present second-person singular subjunctive)
regredìsca (present singular subjunctive third-person)
regrediàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
regrediàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
regredìscano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
regredìssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
regredìssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
regredìsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
regredìssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
regredìste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
regredìssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
regredìsci (imperative second-person singular)
regredìsca (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
regrediàmo (first-person imperative plural)
regredìte (imperative plural second-person)
regredìscano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
regredìre (imperative negative second-person singular)
regredìsca (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
regrediàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
regredìte (imperative negative plural second-person)
regredìscano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive, figurative, also psychology) to regress [auxiliary essere]


psicodiagnostica

it-noun

psicodiagnostica f (plural psicodiagnostiche)


psicodinamico

it-adj

psicodinamico (feminine psicodinamica, masculine plural psicodinamici, feminine plural psicodinamiche)

psicodinamica (feminine)
psicodinamici (masculine plural)
psicodinamiche (feminine plural)


psicopedagogista

it-noun

psicopedagogista m or f by sense (masculine plural psicopedagogisti, feminine plural psicopedagogiste)

psicopedagogisti (masculine plural)
psicopedagogiste (feminine plural)


cleptomane

From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō) + -mane.


cleptomane

cleptomane m or f by sense (plural cleptomani)


coatto

it-adj

coatto (feminine coatta, masculine plural coatti, feminine plural coatte)

coatta (feminine)
coatti (masculine plural)
coatte (feminine plural)


sessuofobico

sessuofobico (feminine sessuofobica, masculine plural sessuofobici, feminine plural sessuofobiche)

sessuofobica (feminine)
sessuofobici (masculine plural)
sessuofobiche (feminine plural)

From sessuo- + -fobico or sessuofobia + -ico.

(psychology, sex) sex phobic, averse to sex


interiorizzare

it-verb

interiorizzàre (first-person singular present interiorìzzo, first-person singular past historic interiorizzài, past participle interiorizzàto, auxiliary avére)

interiorizzàre (canonical)
interiorìzzo (first-person present singular)
interiorizzài (first-person historic past singular)
interiorizzàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
interiorizzàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
interiorizzàndo (gerund)
interiorizzànte (participle present)
interiorizzàto (participle past)
interiorìzzo (first-person indicative present singular)
interiorìzzi (indicative present second-person singular)
interiorìzza (indicative present singular third-person)
interiorizziàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
interiorizzàte (indicative plural present second-person)
interiorìzzano (indicative plural present third-person)
interiorizzàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
interiorizzàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
interiorizzàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
interiorizzavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
interiorizzavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
interiorizzàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
interiorizzài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
interiorizzàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
interiorizzò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
interiorizzàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
interiorizzàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
interiorizzàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
interiorizzerò (first-person future indicative singular)
interiorizzerài (future indicative second-person singular)
interiorizzerà (future indicative singular third-person)
interiorizzerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
interiorizzeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
interiorizzerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
interiorizzerèi (conditional first-person singular)
interiorizzerésti (conditional second-person singular)
interiorizzerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
interiorizzerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
interiorizzerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
interiorizzeréste (conditional plural second-person)
interiorizzerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
interiorizzerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
interiorìzzi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
interiorìzzi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
interiorìzzi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
interiorizziàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
interiorizziàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
interiorìzzino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
interiorizzàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
interiorizzàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
interiorizzàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
interiorizzàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
interiorizzàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
interiorizzàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
interiorìzza (imperative second-person singular)
interiorìzzi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
interiorizziàmo (first-person imperative plural)
interiorizzàte (imperative plural second-person)
interiorìzzino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
interiorizzàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
interiorìzzi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
interiorizziàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
interiorizzàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
interiorìzzino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


megalomane

From megalomania. By surface analysis, megalo- + -mane.


megalomane

it-noun

megalomane m or f by sense (plural megalomani)


melanconia

(chiefly psychiatry) alternative form of malinconia


melancolia

(dated or psychiatry) alternative form of malinconia


ansiogeno

it-adj

ansiogeno (feminine ansiogena, masculine plural ansiogeni, feminine plural ansiogene)

ansiogena (feminine)
ansiogeni (masculine plural)
ansiogene (feminine plural)

(psychology) causing anxiety; anxiogenic


autoanalisi

From auto- (“self-”) + analisi (“analysis”).

(psychology) synonym of autointrospezione: self-analysis


deresponsabilizzare

it-verb

deresponsabilizzàre (first-person singular present deresponsabilìzzo, first-person singular past historic deresponsabilizzài, past participle deresponsabilizzàto, auxiliary avére)

deresponsabilizzàre (canonical)
deresponsabilìzzo (first-person present singular)
deresponsabilizzài (first-person historic past singular)
deresponsabilizzàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
deresponsabilizzàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
deresponsabilizzàndo (gerund)
deresponsabilizzànte (participle present)
deresponsabilizzàto (participle past)
deresponsabilìzzo (first-person indicative present singular)
deresponsabilìzzi (indicative present second-person singular)
deresponsabilìzza (indicative present singular third-person)
deresponsabilizziàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
deresponsabilizzàte (indicative plural present second-person)
deresponsabilìzzano (indicative plural present third-person)
deresponsabilizzàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
deresponsabilizzàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
deresponsabilizzàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
deresponsabilizzavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
deresponsabilizzavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
deresponsabilizzàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
deresponsabilizzài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
deresponsabilizzàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
deresponsabilizzò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
deresponsabilizzàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
deresponsabilizzàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
deresponsabilizzàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
deresponsabilizzerò (first-person future indicative singular)
deresponsabilizzerài (future indicative second-person singular)
deresponsabilizzerà (future indicative singular third-person)
deresponsabilizzerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
deresponsabilizzeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
deresponsabilizzerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
deresponsabilizzerèi (conditional first-person singular)
deresponsabilizzerésti (conditional second-person singular)
deresponsabilizzerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
deresponsabilizzerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
deresponsabilizzerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
deresponsabilizzeréste (conditional plural second-person)
deresponsabilizzerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
deresponsabilizzerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
deresponsabilìzzi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
deresponsabilìzzi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
deresponsabilìzzi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
deresponsabilizziàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
deresponsabilizziàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
deresponsabilìzzino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
deresponsabilizzàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
deresponsabilizzàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
deresponsabilizzàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
deresponsabilizzàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
deresponsabilizzàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
deresponsabilizzàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
deresponsabilìzza (imperative second-person singular)
deresponsabilìzzi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
deresponsabilizziàmo (first-person imperative plural)
deresponsabilizzàte (imperative plural second-person)
deresponsabilìzzino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
deresponsabilizzàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
deresponsabilìzzi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
deresponsabilizziàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
deresponsabilizzàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
deresponsabilìzzino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, psychology) to weaken (someone's) sense of responsibility


piromane

it-noun

piromane m or f by sense (plural piromani)


transfert

Unadapted borrowing from French transfert, from English transfer with orthographic normalization in French along the lines of French transport.


depersonalizzazione

it-noun

depersonalizzazione f (plural depersonalizzazioni)


ciclotimia

From ciclo- + -timia, from Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos, “circle”) + θυμός (thumós, “tempter, disposition”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).


fobico

it-adj

fobico (feminine fobica, masculine plural fobici, feminine plural fobiche)

fobica (feminine)
fobici (masculine plural)
fobiche (feminine plural)


claustrofobico

claustrofobico (feminine claustrofobica, masculine plural claustrofobici, feminine plural claustrofobiche)

claustrofobica (feminine)
claustrofobici (masculine plural)
claustrofobiche (feminine plural)

From claustrofobia (“claustrophobia”) + -ico (“-ic”, “pertaining to”).


anancasmo

From Ancient Greek ἀναγκασμός (anankasmós), derived from ἀναγκάζω (anankázō, “I force”).


anancastico

it-adj

anancastico (feminine anancastica, masculine plural anancastici, feminine plural anancastiche)

anancastica (feminine)
anancastici (masculine plural)
anancastiche (feminine plural)

Either derived from anancasmo, or borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), derived from ἀναγκάζω (anankázō, “I force”).

bor

ἀναγκαστικός


onicofago

it-adj

onicofago (feminine onicofaga, masculine plural onicofagi, feminine plural onicofaghe)

onicofaga (feminine)
onicofagi (masculine plural)
onicofaghe (feminine plural)


ergoterapia

From ergo- + terapia (compare English ergotherapy, French ergothérapie).

occupational therapy
occupational therapy


eteroaggressività

(psychology) aggressiveness towards others


autoconsapevolezza

it-noun

autoconsapevolezza f (plural autoconsapevolezze)


psicometrico

it-adj

psicometrico (feminine psicometrica, masculine plural psicometrici, feminine plural psicometriche)

psicometrica (feminine)
psicometrici (masculine plural)
psicometriche (feminine plural)

From psicometria + -ico. By surface analysis, psico- + -metrico.


sociopatico

sociopatico (feminine sociopatica, masculine plural sociopatici, feminine plural sociopatiche)

sociopatica (feminine)
sociopatici (masculine plural)
sociopatiche (feminine plural)


sociopatico

it-noun

sociopatico m (plural sociopatici, feminine sociopatica)

sociopatici (plural)
sociopatica (feminine)


captativo

it-adj

captativo (feminine captativa, masculine plural captativi, feminine plural captative)

captativa (feminine)
captativi (masculine plural)
captative (feminine plural)


caratterologico

caratterologico (feminine caratterologica, masculine plural caratterologici, feminine plural caratterologiche)

caratterologica (feminine)
caratterologici (masculine plural)
caratterologiche (feminine plural)
caratteriologico (alternative)


configurazionismo

it-noun

configurazionismo m (plural configurazionismi)

(psychology) configurationism, Gestalt psychology


gestaltico

it-adj

gestaltico (feminine gestaltica, masculine plural gestaltici, feminine plural gestaltiche)

gestaltica (feminine)
gestaltici (masculine plural)
gestaltiche (feminine plural)


libidico

libidico (feminine libidica, masculine plural libidici, feminine plural libidiche)

libidica (feminine)
libidici (masculine plural)
libidiche (feminine plural)
libidinico (alternative uncommon)


pulsionale

(psychology, relational) drive; motivational


sessuomane

it-noun

sessuomane m or f by sense (plural sessuomani)


psicoattitudinale

psicoattitudinali (plural)
psico-attitudinale (alternative)


associazionista

it-adj

associazionista (masculine plural associazionisti, feminine plural associazioniste)

associazionisti (masculine plural)
associazioniste (feminine plural)


abbandonico

abbandonico (feminine abbandonica, masculine plural abbandonici, feminine plural abbandoniche)

abbandonica (feminine)
abbandonici (masculine plural)
abbandoniche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French abandonnique, derived from abandon.


autoaggressivo

autoaggressivo (feminine autoaggressiva, masculine plural autoaggressivi, feminine plural autoaggressive)

autoaggressiva (feminine)
autoaggressivi (masculine plural)
autoaggressive (feminine plural)

From auto- (“self-”) + aggressivo (“aggressive”).


autointrospezione

it-noun

autointrospezione f (plural autointrospezioni)

From auto- (“self-”) + introspezione (“introspection”).

prefix

(psychology) introspective analysis (performed by the subject himself)


narcissico

it-adj

narcissico (feminine narcissica, masculine plural narcissici, feminine plural narcissiche)

narcissica (feminine)
narcissici (masculine plural)
narcissiche (feminine plural)


orgonico

orgonico (feminine orgonica, masculine plural orgonici, feminine plural orgoniche)

orgonica (feminine)
orgonici (masculine plural)
orgoniche (feminine plural)


sindrome di Stoccolma

it-noun

sindrome di Stoccolma f (plural sindromi di Stoccolma)

Calque of English Stockholm syndrome, derived from Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndromet.


sofrologico

it-adj

sofrologico (feminine sofrologica, masculine plural sofrologici, feminine plural sofrologiche)

sofrologica (feminine)
sofrologici (masculine plural)
sofrologiche (feminine plural)


valle perturbante

it-noun

valle perturbante f (countable and uncountable, plural valli perturbanti)

Literally, “disturbing valley”. Calque of English uncanny valley, in turn a calque of Japanese 不気味の谷 (bukimi no tani).


dissonanza cognitiva

dissonanza cognitiva f (plural dissonanze cognitive)

cognitive dissonance
cognitive dissonance


pantoclastia

(psychiatry) a pathological impulse to break any object in the vicinity


pantoclastico

it-adj

pantoclastico (feminine pantoclastica, masculine plural pantoclastici, feminine plural pantoclastiche)

pantoclastica (feminine)
pantoclastici (masculine plural)
pantoclastiche (feminine plural)

(psychiatry) pantoclastic (characterized by an impulse towards breaking objects in the vicinity)


derealizzazione

it-noun

derealizzazione f (plural derealizzazioni)


tanatofobico

it-adj

tanatofobico (feminine tanatofobica, masculine plural tanatofobici, feminine plural tanatofobiche)

tanatofobica (feminine)
tanatofobici (masculine plural)
tanatofobiche (feminine plural)


scomplessare

it-verb

scomplessàre (first-person singular present scomplèsso, first-person singular past historic scomplessài, past participle scomplessàto, auxiliary avére)

scomplessàre (canonical)
scomplèsso (first-person present singular)
scomplessài (first-person historic past singular)
scomplessàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
scomplessàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
scomplessàndo (gerund)
scomplessànte (participle present)
scomplessàto (participle past)
scomplèsso (first-person indicative present singular)
scomplèssi (indicative present second-person singular)
scomplèssa (indicative present singular third-person)
scomplessiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
scomplessàte (indicative plural present second-person)
scomplèssano (indicative plural present third-person)
scomplessàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
scomplessàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
scomplessàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
scomplessavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
scomplessavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
scomplessàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
scomplessài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
scomplessàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
scomplessò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
scomplessàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
scomplessàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
scomplessàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
scomplesserò (first-person future indicative singular)
scomplesserài (future indicative second-person singular)
scomplesserà (future indicative singular third-person)
scomplesserémo (first-person future indicative plural)
scomplesseréte (future indicative plural second-person)
scomplesserànno (future indicative plural third-person)
scomplesserèi (conditional first-person singular)
scomplesserésti (conditional second-person singular)
scomplesserèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
scomplesserébbe (conditional singular third-person)
scomplesserémmo (conditional first-person plural)
scomplesseréste (conditional plural second-person)
scomplesserèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
scomplesserébbero (conditional plural third-person)
scomplèssi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
scomplèssi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
scomplèssi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
scomplessiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
scomplessiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
scomplèssino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
scomplessàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
scomplessàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
scomplessàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
scomplessàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
scomplessàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
scomplessàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
scomplèssa (imperative second-person singular)
scomplèssi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
scomplessiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
scomplessàte (imperative plural second-person)
scomplèssino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
scomplessàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
scomplèssi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
scomplessiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
scomplessàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
scomplèssino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


esaurimento nervoso

it-noun

esaurimento nervoso m (plural esaurimenti nervosi)


pedopsichiatra

pedopsichiatra m or f by sense (masculine plural pedopsichiatri, feminine plural pedopsichiatre)

pedopsichiatri (masculine plural)
pedopsichiatre (feminine plural)

From pedo- (“child”) + psichiatra (“psychiatrist”).


freniatra

it-noun

freniatra m or f by sense (masculine plural freniatri, feminine plural freniatre)

freniatri (masculine plural)
freniatre (feminine plural)


disturbo paranoide di personalità

disturbo paranoide di personalità m (plural disturbi paranoidi di personalità)

disturbi paranoidi di personalità (plural)

/disˈtur.bo pa.raˈnɔj.de di per.so.na.liˈta/

paranoid personality disorder
paranoid personality disorder

(psychiatry) paranoid personality disorder


cybercondria

From cyber- + ipocondria. First attested in 2002.


crisi di nervi

Literally, “criss of nerves.” Compare French crise de nerfs.

(psychology) nervous breakdown, panic attack