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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024psy•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)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: psycho /ˈsaɪkəʊ/ ( pl -chos) n , adj - an informal and offensive word for psychopath or psychopathic
See psychopath
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: psycho-, (sometimes before a vowel)psych- combining form - indicating the mind or psychological or mental processes: psychology, psychogenesis, psychosomatic
Etymology: from Greek psukhē spirit, breath |