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单词 outpsych
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outpsychv.

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈsʌɪk/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈsaɪk/
Forms: see out- prefix and psych v.2
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, psych v.2
Etymology: < out- prefix + psych v.2 Compare to psych out (see psych v.2 1).
colloquial (chiefly U.S.).
transitive. To win a psychological advantage over (a rival); to defeat through psychological influence or intimidation. Cf. psych v.2 1.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat > by other specific means
out-strive?1614
to swear downa1616
over-clamour1713
outpsychc1965
c1965 C. Bukowski Let. in Screams from Balcony (1998) 221 There was one shit..who always gave me a hard go. I'd outpsyche him sometimes by drinking an extra in between.
1980 Forbes 24 Nov. 173/3 Old presidents like Rosenberg are supposed to have the ability to out-psych the vagaries of [the] market.
2001 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 29 June Last year when in the Wimbledon final she should have won, she allowed Venus Williams to outpsyche her and then outplay her.

Derivatives

outˈpsyching n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering > by intimidation
outpsyching1982
1982 Sci. Amer. Aug. 10/1 The lovely thing about the game was how level on level of ‘outpsyching’ could pile up in our minds.
1987 N.Y. Times 25 Oct. v. 13/2 The more ferocious the fight,..the wearing-down, the out-psyching, the approach to the knockout and the knockout itself, the more spellbinding the event.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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