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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024psych1 /saɪk/USA pronunciation v. [Informal.]- Informal Termsto frighten or cause a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety in the mind: [~ + object (+ out)]The tall player on their team was trying to psych our players (out).[~ (+ out) + object]to psych (out) the other team.
- Informal Termsto prepare (oneself or another) to be in the right frame of mind or to do one's best: [~ + object]was psyched and ready to go.[~ + oneself + up]psyching himself up to propose.[~ + up + object]The coach tried to psych up the team.[~ + object + up]to psych the team up before the game.
- to figure out ahead of time:[~ (+ out) + object]trying to psych out which day he'd give the test.
psych., an abbreviation of:- Psychologypsychologist.
- Psychologypsychology.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024psych1 (sīk),USA pronunciation v.t. [Informal.]- Informal Termsto intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often fol. by out):to psych out the competition.
- Informal Termsto prepare psychologically to be in the right frame of mind or to give one's best (often fol. by up):to psych oneself up for an interview.
- Informal Termsto figure out psychologically;
decipher (often fol. by out):to psych out a problem.
Also, psyche. - 1915–20 in earlier sense "to subject to psychoanalysis''; origin, originally a shortening of psychoanalyze; in later use (especially in defs. 1 and 2) perh. independent use of psych-
- Informal Termspsychology, esp. as a course or field of study:She took two semesters of psych in college.
psych-, - var. of psycho- before some vowels:psychasthenia.
psych., - Psychologypsychological.
- psychologist.
- Psychologypsychology.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: psych, psyche /saɪk/ vb - (transitive) informal to psychoanalyse
See also psych out, psych up
Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from psychoanalyse psy•cho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -chos, adj. [Slang.]n. [countable] - Psychiatry, Slang Termsa crazy person.
adj. - Psychiatry, Slang Termscharacteristic of such a person.
psycho-, - [prefix.]psycho- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "soul;
mind.'' This meaning is found in such words as: parapsychology, psychedelic, psychiatry, psychic, psychological, psychology, psychopath, psychosis, psychotic.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024psy•cho (sī′kō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chos, adj. [Slang.]n. - Psychiatry, Slang Termsa psychopathic or neurotic person.
adj. - Psychiatry, Slang Termspsychopathic;
psychoneurotic.
psycho-, - a combining form representing psyche (psychological) and psychological (psychoanalysis) in compound words.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] psych-. - Greek, combining form of psȳché̄ breath, spirit, soul, mind; akin to psý̄chein to blow (see psykter)
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